The Famous Five is just one of the many series British writer Enid Blyton wrote, but this is the most famous one. Blyton died before I was born, but I read all the books in the Famous Five series, and I loved them dearly. My favorite one was Five Go To Smuggler's Top in which Julian, Dick, Anne, George and the dog Tim are spending the Easter holidays in a large, old house used to be a smuggler's nest. When they discover signalling at night and underground tunnels, the suspense is almost unbearable!
Does kids today enjoy The Famous Five series? I know it is still published.
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I haven't read a Famous Five book since I was about 10. It would be great to read another one now. I have no idea if children today would still enjoy them - I'll let you know in a few years time, once my boys are a bit bigger!
Great cover!
I loved them when I was a child, and so did my children, but my youngest is 19 now so I don´t know if they count? :D
I loved Enid Blyton books as a child. My favourite ones were The Magic Faraway series. My kids won't touch Enid Blyton books and I wonder if now they may be a bit dated, which is really sad.
I've never heard of the Famous Five, but loved the suspense of Nancy Drew while I was growing up. Sounds like a wonderful series though! Thanks for sharing this today! I'm going to check out Enid Blyton now! I always love to learn about great YA mysteries!
Suzanne
I loved The Famous Five series. In fact, Enid Blyton is probably the main reason as to why I love reading so much.
While I enjoyed Smuggler's Top, my favourite Famous Five remains Five Run Away Together.
In bookstores, now-a-days, I see so many books that weren't around when I was a child, and it almost depresses me... then again, I don't know what the new books are like, so I probably shouldn't jump to conclusions.
These are new to me. I'll have take a look for them at the library. Lile Suzanne, I read a lot of Nancy Drews.
I loved The Famous Five series in that I have written a book about them, notably "The Famous Five: A Personal Anecdotage" (www.bbotw.com)
Stephen Isabirye
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