The Famous Five

The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children — Julian, Dick, Anne and George — and their dog Timmy. Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four and Five Find-Outers and Dog, but the Famous Five are... more

The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children — Julian, Dick, Anne and George — and their dog Timmy. Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four and Five Find-Outers and Dog, but the Famous Five are the best-known and most popular of these. Blyton only intended to write about 6 to 8 books in the series but, owing to their high sales and immense commercial success, she went on to write 21 full-length Famous Five novels. By the end of 1953, more than 6 million copies of these books had been printed and sold. Today, more than two million copies of the books are sold each year, making them one of the biggest-selling series for children ever written. Nearly all of the novels have subsequently been adapted for television. Chorion, who now own... less