{"id":32,"date":"2008-01-01T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skooldays.com\/blog\/the-famous-five-a-tribute-to-childhood\/"},"modified":"2011-08-23T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T15:08:44","slug":"the-famous-five-a-tribute-to-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/the-famous-five-a-tribute-to-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Famous Five: a tribute to childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Famous Five are probably the most famous of Enid Blyton&#8217;s creations. With 21 adventures in the collection.<\/p>\n<p>Enid Blyton&#8217;s original books were charmingly illustrated by Eileen Soper but there have been numerous interpretations and adaptations of the Famous Five over the years including continuation novels written by French author Claude Voilier, cinema films, stage plays, two television series and, more recently, a Disney cartoon series featuring the children of the Famous Five.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1854\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1854\" title=\"Famous-Five\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five.jpg\" alt=\"The Famous Five\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Famous Five book collection - 21 titles<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Who were the Famous Five?<\/h2>\n<p>The Famous Five were Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the Dog make up the Famous Five. Julian, Dick and Anne are brothers and sister, In the first book, Five on a Treasure Island, they meet their cousin Georgina. Georgina likes to act like a boy and hence is called George. In one interview Enid confessed that George was based on herself.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Enid Blyton wrote 21 Famous Five books<\/h3>\n<p>Five on a Treasure Island (1942)<br \/>\nFive Go Adventuring Again (1943)<br \/>\nFive Run Away Together (1944)<br \/>\nFive Go to Smuggler&#8217;s Top (1945)<br \/>\nFive Go Off in a Caravan (1946)<br \/>\nFive on Kirrin Island Again (1947)<br \/>\nFive Go Off to Camp (1948)<br \/>\nFive Get Into Trouble (1949)<br \/>\nFive Fall Into Adventure (1950)<br \/>\nFive on a Hike Together (1951)<br \/>\nFive Have a Wonderful Time (1952)<br \/>\nFive Go Down to the Sea (1953)<br \/>\nFive Go to Mystery Moor (1954)<br \/>\nFive Have Plenty of Fun (1955)<br \/>\nFive on a Secret Trail (1956)<br \/>\nFive Go to Billycock Hill (1957)<br \/>\nFive Get Into a Fix (1958)<br \/>\nFive on Finniston Farm (1959)<br \/>\nFive Go to Demon&#8217;s Rocks (1960)<br \/>\nFive Have a Mystery to Solve (1962)<br \/>\nFive Are Together Again (1962)<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UnOKGto-fuo&amp;rel=1\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"355\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UnOKGto-fuo&amp;rel=1\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>So many grew up on the Famous Five &#8211; Do you have any memories?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/the-famous-five-a-tribute-to-childhood\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Famous Five\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Famous-Five.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>The Famous Five are probably the most famous of Enid Blyton&#8217;s creations. 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