"Five on a Hike Together Five on a Hike Together is the tenth novel in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1951. Two pupils at Julian’s and Dick’s school win a scholarship, so that the school gets extra holidays. Because Anne and George have a mid-term break at the same time the Five decide immediately to go for a hike across the countryside. Julian plans to spend their first night at a bed and breakfast called Blue Pond Farm-House, but on the way there Timmy falls into a rabbit burrow and damages his leg."
"Peter Lerangis. The stories which have Georgina Parker or Gina for short on them are from British author Enid Blyton's The Famous Five (1942-1963). She wrote 21 books. Television series were made in 1977 and again in 1995. The name Gina and eventually her full characteristics were based on the series. Other characters were transformed into Tin Goyenda by Hasan. The Famous Five series included two brothers and a sister whose cousin was ‘Georgina Kirrin’. These characters were transformed into the characters of Kishore, Musa & Robin. Their cousin Georgina had the dog named ‘Timmy’ which was called ‘Ruffian or"
"Five Go Off to Camp Five Go Off To Camp is the seventh novel in the Famous Five children's adventure series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1948, and was followed by a number of reprints and translations. The story revolves around mysterious ""spook trains"" that the Five hear about on a lonely moor. The book has been adapted to two television series. Julian, Dick, George (Georgina by rights), Anne and Timothy the dog (the Famous Five) are planning to go camping in a moor with the absent-minded and insect-loving Mr Luffy, a master at Julian and Dick's"
"Five Find-Outers The Five Find-Outers and Dog, also known as The Five Find-Outers, is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton and first published between 1943 and 1961. Set in the fictitious village of Peterswood based on Bourne End, close to Marlow, Buckinghamshire, the children Larry (Laurence Daykin), Fatty (Frederick Trotteville), Pip (Philip Hilton), Daisy (Margaret Daykin), Bets (Elizabeth Hilton) and Buster, Fatty's dog, encounter a mystery almost every school holiday, always solving the puzzle before Mr Goon, the unpleasant village policeman, much to his annoyance. At the beginning of the series Larry is 13, Fatty, Pip"
"Five on a Treasure Island Five on a Treasure Island (published in 1942) is a popular children's book by Enid Blyton. It is the first book in ""The Famous Five"" series. The first edition of the book was illustrated by Eileen Soper. It has been suggested that the book was influenced by L. T. Meade's 1892 book ""Four on an Island"", which also recounts a story of four related children including a tomboy along with a dog living on an island with a shipwreck. When siblings Julian, Dick and Anne learn that they cannot go for their usual summer holiday"
"and a dog, and my concern is that modern kids who watch this will think that the Famous Five is all about gadgets and multi-culturalism."" Blyton's biographer, Barbara Stoney told the ""Daily Mail"", ""I am not in favour. How can you say it is Enid Blyton when it is nothing like her original stories and the characters are not the same? I don't think Enid Blyton would have appreciated too much the mucking around with her stuff."" Tony Summerfield, also of the Enid Blyton Society, stated ""The only loose connection is that they are the Famous Five's offspring. Inevitably, anything"
"Vanished Prince"". Five Find-Outers The Five Find-Outers and Dog, also known as The Five Find-Outers, is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton and first published between 1943 and 1961. Set in the fictitious village of Peterswood based on Bourne End, close to Marlow, Buckinghamshire, the children Larry (Laurence Daykin), Fatty (Frederick Trotteville), Pip (Philip Hilton), Daisy (Margaret Daykin), Bets (Elizabeth Hilton) and Buster, Fatty's dog, encounter a mystery almost every school holiday, always solving the puzzle before Mr Goon, the unpleasant village policeman, much to his annoyance. At the beginning of the series Larry is 13,"
"to his editors at Doubleday in 2014 as ""Enid Blyton meets Lovecraft"". When they didn't recognize Blyton's name, he changed that reference to the Scooby Gang. Although the members of the Blyton Summer Detective Club are based in stereotypes present in many children detective series (the team composition of two boys, two girls, and a dog fits both Blyton's The Famous Five series and ""Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?""), the protagonist, Andy Rodriguez, a butch Latina lesbian, was still modeled after George, the tomboy from The Famous Five. Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and The Hardy Boys are also referenced in different"
"Five Go to Mystery Moor Five Go to Mystery Moor (published in 1954) is a popular children's book written by Enid Blyton. It is the thirteenth novel in the Famous Five series of books. George and Anne are spending their holiday at a riding school called ""Captain Johnson's Riding School"" by themselves. There, George meets a girl called Henrietta (also called Henry) who is similar to her in that she likes being a boy. One day, George and Anne hear about gypsies across ""Mystery Moor"" and become very curious about it. But when Julian and Dick decide to come to"
"Five Get into Trouble Five Get into Trouble is the eighth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1949. In this novel, Dick gets kidnapped, mistaken for another boy whose name is Richard. The Famous Five track him down to a lonely, out-of-the-way house, but they are seized and imprisoned too. The five are allowed to go on a cycling holiday after a lot of argument. While there, they meet a boy called Richard Kent. His father is rich but fierce and once had a bodyguard named Rookie, whom Richard didn't like and"
"Five Fall into Adventure Five Fall Into Adventure is the ninth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1950. The five meet up at Kirrin Station and find Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin are going to Spain on holiday, leaving the five at home with their cook, Joanna. On the beach they meet a gypsy girl called Jo. After the house is burgled, George is kidnapped, and Jo comes with a card telling them to leave some documents to exchange for George. The wrong papers were left, and George is not released. After"
"Five on Finniston Farm Five on Finniston Farm is the eighteenth novel in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1960. This summer the Famous Five are all set to spend their holidays at Finniston Farm as paying guests. Having arrived there, the five are greeted by a pleasant Mrs Philpot and her unfriendly twin children Henry and Harriet often referred to as the Harries who look alike, talk alike and seem to take an instant dislike to the five. The five also get to meet their fellow pair of paying guests an American Mr"
"Five Go to Smuggler's Top Five Go to Smuggler's Top is the fourth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton. The Five are sent away to Smuggler's Top, the home of Mr Lenoir, a fellow-scientist of Uncle Quentin, after a tree blows onto Kirrin Cottage. Smuggler's Top is a weird house in a town surrounded by dangerous marsh. They meet Pierre ""Sooty"" Lenoir (Julian's and Dick's schoolmate and the son of Mr Lenoir) and his half-sister Marybelle. Mr Lenoir hates dogs, so Timmy has to spend his time there hidden in secret passages. The boys"
"Five Go to Billycock Hill Five Go to Billycock Hill is the sixteenth novel in the ""Famous Five"" series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1957. The Five are camping again, this time on Billycock Hill, which is near the farm of Toby, a boy who thought he was a hero. When Jeff, a Royal Air Force-pilot and Toby's cousin, flies off late on a stormy night with the newest aeroplane which is full of secrets, the Five are stunned. The media claims Jeff has flown away and people think he is a traitor. Could Jeff really be"
"Five Go Off in a Caravan Five Go Off In A Caravan is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton. The Famous Five go on a caravan holiday, which ends up in another adventure for the intrepid gangsters when they meet a travelling circus, where some of the circus folk have more sinister plans than just clowning around. The story begins on a hot sunny day when the children see a circus go by. This gives George an idea for a camping holiday. The others are excited"
"and in 2013 as a German film, ""Fünf Freunde 2"". Five Get into Trouble Five Get into Trouble is the eighth novel in The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1949. In this novel, Dick gets kidnapped, mistaken for another boy whose name is Richard. The Famous Five track him down to a lonely, out-of-the-way house, but they are seized and imprisoned too. The five are allowed to go on a cycling holiday after a lot of argument. While there, they meet a boy called Richard Kent. His father is rich but fierce and once"
"The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters was one of the novels in Enid Blyton's ""The Five Find-Outers"" series, published in 1946. The Five Find Outers - Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets, and their Scottie dog, Buster, are shocked when someone starts sending anonymous spiteful letters to several people in their village of Peterswood. Pip and Bets are involved when their young maid Gladys receives one of the letters, which reveals a secret - her parents are in prison for theft and she has lived in a girls home. Frightened and distraught, Gladys leaves"
"the stables and hear about the gypsies, the fun begins. The four children meet a blacksmith who tells them a story about ""Mystery Moor."" The four children decide to follow the gypsies and camp on the moor. There is something strange happening on ""Mystery Moor"". The Famous Five risk their lives and follow the gypsies across the moor—but will the trail lead to danger? Five Go to Mystery Moor Five Go to Mystery Moor (published in 1954) is a popular children's book written by Enid Blyton. It is the thirteenth novel in the Famous Five series of books. George and"
"about this and Julian asks his mother to hire a caravan. After a few days they leave for Merran Lake where they befriend Nobby, a boy who works for a circus. The Five camp near to the circus and soon find that some of the people including Tiger Dan, Nobby's uncle, are less than happy with their presence. Family Members: Circus Members: Five Go Off in a Caravan Five Go Off In A Caravan is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton. The Famous Five go on"
"The Mystery of the Invisible Thief The Mystery of the Invisible Thief is a novel written by Enid Blyton. It is the 8th in the popular ""The Five Find-Outers"" mystery series also known as the ""Five Find-Outers and Dog"". The Five Find-Outers are having a chance tea at a local gymkhana with Inspector Jenks and his goddaughter Hilary when a robbery occurs in a nearby large house. The mysterious robber disappears from the scene of the crime without a trace - as if he were invisible and cannot be found. The robbed house turns out to be that of Hilary,"
"Five Have a Mystery to Solve Five Have a Mystery to Solve is the twentieth novel in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1962. As the penultimate book in the Famous Five series, it follows the usual formula of finding secret passages, drinking ginger beer, hunting treasure, and foiling evil-doers. A 6-part Children's Film Foundation film serial was produced in 1964, directed by Ernest Morris. The film starred David Palmer (Julian), Amanda Coxell (George), Darryl Read (Dick), Paula Boyd (Anne), Michael Wennink (Wilfred). Filmed mainly on location in Cornwall, United Kingdom, and at Bushey"
"Many of Blyton's series, including Noddy and The Famous Five, continued to be successful in the 1960s; by 1962, 26 million copies of Noddy had been sold. Blyton concluded several of her long-running series in 1963, publishing the last books of The Famous Five (""Five Are Together Again"") and The Secret Seven (""Fun for the Secret Seven""); she also produced three more Brer Rabbit books with the illustrator Grace Lodge: ""Brer Rabbit Again"", ""Brer Rabbit Book"", and ""Brer Rabbit's a Rascal"". In 1962 many of her books were among the first to be published by Armada Books in paperback, making"
"of 500,000, and raised £35,000 in the six years of the ""Enid Blyton Magazine""'s run. By 1974 the Famous Five Club had a membership of 220,000, and was growing at the rate of 6,000 new members a year. The Beaconsfield home it was set up to support closed in 1967, but the club continued to raise funds for other paediatric charities, including an Enid Blyton bed at Great Ormond Street Hospital and a mini-bus for disabled children at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Blyton capitalised upon her commercial success as an author by negotiating agreements with jigsaw puzzle and games manufacturers from"
"and ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1961), and appeared in the television series ""Our Miss Brooks"" with Eve Arden; Cleo, a basset hound who was in the film ""Bell, Book and Candle"" (1957) and in Jackie Cooper's 1950s television show, ""The People's Choice""; Arnold Ziffel, the pig from ""Green Acres""; the chimps from ""Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp"", the dog and two cats from ""The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty"", Tramp the dog of ""My Three Sons"" and many of Elly May Clampett's exotic ""critters"" on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". Possibly his most famous animal was Higgins, a fluffy brown mutt he rescued from"
"Walk of Fame (dogs) The Walk of Fame is a planned tribute to famous dogs in London, England. The initial six inductees will be announced in November 2007. The honours are sponsored by The Kennel Club and television channel Sky Movies. Candidates include Lassie, Toto from ""The Wizard of Oz"", cartoon dog Gromit, and Tintin's companion, Snowy. Some of the candidates are fictional and some are no longer living. There are 15 dogs being considered. The tribute is not the first to honour dogs. The Hollywood Walk of Fame includes three dogs, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Strongheart. Laika, a"
"The dog acquired a reputation for chasing cars, hence the name. The dog became so famous that at one point he was kidnapped by rival students from UCLA, who shaved their school's letters into his fur. He was run over and killed by a car in 1950. In his notes to the Mobile Fidelity release, Austin says that the five ages of George Leroy Tirebiter are: In 1971, ""Dwarf"" was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. In 2005, ""Dwarf"" was added to the National Recording Registry, a list of sound recordings that ""are culturally, historically, or aesthetically"
"The Famous Five (1978 TV series) The Famous Five is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes. Production for the series began in 1977, with filming commencing during the summer of that year. The series was produced by Southern Television in a co-production with a German company. The episodes were recorded on location and on film (rather than the more usual video tape), making it the most expensive children's"
"a spy? The Five and Toby disagree – Jeff had always seemed to be a trustworthy man. The gamebook ""The Secret Airfield Game"" (1986) was based on this novel. Five Go to Billycock Hill Five Go to Billycock Hill is the sixteenth novel in the ""Famous Five"" series by Enid Blyton. It was first published in 1957. The Five are camping again, this time on Billycock Hill, which is near the farm of Toby, a boy who thought he was a hero. When Jeff, a Royal Air Force-pilot and Toby's cousin, flies off late on a stormy night with the"
"Series"", A. A. Milne, ""Winnie-the-Pooh"", and P. L. Travers' ""Mary Poppins"". Prolific children's author Enid Blyton chronicled the adventures of a group of young children and their dog in ""The Famous Five"". T. H. White wrote the Arthurian fantasy ""The Once and Future King"", the first part being ""The Sword in the Stone"" (1938). Mary Norton wrote ""The Borrowers"", featuring tiny people who borrow from humans. Inspiration for Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel ""The Secret Garden"". In Kent. Hugh Lofting created the character Doctor Dolittle who appears in a series of twelve books, while Dodie Smith's ""The Hundred and One Dalmatians"""
"Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into 90 languages; her first book, ""Child Whispers"", a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven and Malory Towers series. Following the commercial success of her"
"Five Run Away Together Five Run Away Together (published in 1944) is the third book in the Famous Five series by the British author Enid Blyton. Julian, Dick and Anne arrive in Kirrin Cottage to stay with George (real name Georgina) for the holidays. They plan to spend time exploring Kirrin Island but their happiness is spoilt when Aunt Fanny falls ill and has to leave with Uncle Quentin to be treated in a far-off hospital. They are cared for by Aunt Fanny's temporary cook, Mrs Stick, who is accompanied by her husband and their ghastly son Edgar. The Sticks"
"would have been impossible for a man of the apparent size of the thief. A similar strategy to the one used in this book - a small man using larger shoes to appear bigger than he is- was used by Blyton's ""Secret Seven"" book, ""Shock for the Secret Seven"", although there the criminal was a dog-napper rather than a thief. The Mystery of the Invisible Thief The Mystery of the Invisible Thief is a novel written by Enid Blyton. It is the 8th in the popular ""The Five Find-Outers"" mystery series also known as the ""Five Find-Outers and Dog"". The"
"Lassie had a Basset friend named Pokey early in the ""Lassie"" television series. Other famous TV Bassets are the wisecracking Cleo from ""The People's Choice"", Columbo's dog Dog, and the sheriff's dog Flash in ""The Dukes of Hazzard"". Basset Hounds are often used as advertising logos. The logo for Hush Puppies brand shoes prominently features a Basset Hound whose real name is Jason. Basset hounds are occasionally referred to as ""hush puppies"" for that reason. A basset hound also serves as the companion to the lonely Maytag Man in Maytag appliance advertisements. Tidewater Petroleum advertised its ""Flying A"" gasoline using"