Tag Archives: The Famous Five

Five Get Into a Fix

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Fiona

I have been meaning to read and review this for a while, and having finally got around to it in the first week of January I realise that I am actually reading it at the time of year it is … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Billycock Hill part 3

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Fiona

For a book I don’t rate that highly I’ve managed to write quite a lot already. At least 1,000 in part one, and another 1,000 in part two of my review. George as a boy I think another reason this … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Billycock Hill part 2

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Fiona

Last week I started my review of Billycock Hill, only six months after the previous book in the series. So as to not lose momentum, here’s part two. Not the Five’s finest hours Having refreshed my memory by reading the … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Billycock Hill

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Fiona

It was April when I did my last Famous Five review. The delay has mostly been due to the fact that Five Go to Billycock Hill is one of my least favourite Famous Five books. Only Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading →

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Kirrin Holidays Brochure from Travel Blyton

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Fiona

Visit Kirrin, the home of the Famous Five. The place where it all started, where Julian, Dick and Anne met George and Timmy. Where gold ingots were found, kidnapped children were rescued and multiple adventures were had. Visit for a … Continue reading →

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Five on a Secret Trail part 3

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Fiona

Yet again a Famous Five review has run to three parts – and that’s without dedicating a whole post to one character! Here you’ll finally find the comments and nitpicks. Some general comments I’ve decided that this one isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Five on a Secret Trail part 2

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Fiona

The first part of this review covered my confusion over Harry/Guy, and that will probably continue as I cannot get it into my head which one’s kidnapped and which one isn’t. Going deeper underground I have said before that I … Continue reading →

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Five on a Secret Trail

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Fiona

This is one of my lesser favourites, in fact it comes in at 18/21 in my ranking of the series. This is the first time I’ve read it since I wrote that list, so it will be interesting to see … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five’s other companions

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Fiona

Recently I wrote about the Famous Five’s sidekicks, but I didn’t include every child they met on their adventures. There were several who, although they either appeared in a significant chunk of the book, or contributed to the adventure, for … Continue reading →

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Five Have Plenty of Fun part 3

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Fiona

Right, here we are at part three and I’m not letting this review turn into a four-parter, so get ready as this might will be a lengthy post… I’ve already written about Berta and some similarities to other Blyton books and … Continue reading →

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Five Have Plenty of Fun part 2 – Quentin and Elbur

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Fiona

Last week I started my review of Five Have Plenty of Fun, but all I really covered was Berta (aka Lesley, Leslie and Jane) and the similarities I spotted between that book and some others by Blyton. Despite the fact … Continue reading →

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Five Have Plenty of Fun

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Fiona

I’ve decided that I really must do better with my Famous Five reviews. The site has been running for nearly eight and a half years (!!!), and yet there are still Famous Five books without a review. There are lots … Continue reading →

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A guide to the Famous Five’s sidekicks

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Fiona

We all know about the main Famous Five cast, but what about the various friends that show up throughout the series? They never had any long-term sidekicks, no Robin, no Samwise Gamgee or Watson, but in several stories they had … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor part 3

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Fiona

Here we are for part three of what should have been a two part post. Part one was a general review of the plot, and part two was entirely taken over by George and Henry. So, part three is all … Continue reading →

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Corfe Castle – A first hand look

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pippastef

Hi everyone, it’s been a while. I’m sorry for that, and I’m largely sorry for leaving everything to do with the blog to Fiona. She’s done a smashing job though, hasn’t she? I wanted you guys to know, before I … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor part 2 – George and Henry

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Fiona

Last week I reviewed the main story of Five Go to Mystery Moor, and now it’s time for the comments, nitpicks, questions and so on that I always seem to have these days. I have an awful lot which relates … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Fiona

My last Famous Five review came in August last year, and that was Five Have a Wonderful Time. If you’re about to tell me that I have missed Five Go Down to the Sea, I haven’t, I just accidentally reviewed … Continue reading →

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Adventure at the Christmas Market

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Fiona

As promised here is our Christmas story starring the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents. 1 Lucy-Ann washed the last of the breakfast dishes and sat them in the drying-rack for Jack to dry them. She glanced up at the ceiling … Continue reading →

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Spot the Famous Five’s favourite Christmas songs

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Fiona

You’ll think I have too much time on my hands, but really I don’t! Here is a short story featuring the Famous Five at Christmas – into which I have added several Christmas song titles. How many can you spot, … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Wonderful Time part 2

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Fiona

It’s been a while since part 1 of my review. I had intended to have part two done a week or two ago on a Sunday and then entirely forgot about it – I hadn’t even read the rest of … Continue reading →

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