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| Title | : | Five Go Adventuring Again (The Famous Five #2) |
| Author | : | Enid Blyton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | 2001 by Hodder Children's Books (first published 1943) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Adventure. Fiction. Mystery |
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I read about a dozen of the Famous Five books when I was a kid but I never really looked at the list of titles in the back to appreciate that in fact there were about two dozen of them and I had a random scattering of the titles.This is book number 2 and I'd not read it before this week when I read it to my daughter, Celyn. Being only the 2nd volume it's one where some of the basic 'mythology' of the series is established.
Uncle Quentin's important "scientific work" is highlighted in this one. The book was written during the second world war and although the men who are trying to steal Uncle Quentin's SECRET FORMULA aren't identified as German spies ... that's who they are. Similarly, when they're hauled off at the end there's no hint that they were probably shot a week later!
Enid Blyton wrote a vast number of books (~800) and she must have written most of them in the space of a few weeks. She also appears to know rather little about history, science, mechanics etc and it shows - but only to adults who find themselves reading the books.
SOME SPOILERS here:
The book revolves around the theft of Uncle Quentin's papers and unmasking the thief. There's really only one possible suspect and it's a bit disappointing that it turns out to be him. In the house are Uncle Quentin, Aunt Fanny, the children and the tutor. The farmhouse is isolated and snowbound. Important pages are stolen from Uncle Quentin's book and IMPORTANT TEST TUBES are BROKEN! Suspicious falls on naughty George, but when her father looks in her eyes as she denies it we are told that he believes her .... and yet no adult suspects the tutor... But, hey, it *was* him after all. I guess the matter was sealed at the very start when we're directed to the fact he has thin lips ... "like most cruel people" (not an exact quote).
The other central issue is that of the Secret Way - which is a secret tunnel that for no apparent reason joins Kirrin Cottage to Kirrin Farm. It seems to be a vast and pointless feat of engineering. It doesn't even have smuggling potential.
The secret of the Secret Path which becomes secretly crucial in the secret theft of the secret papers is, for some reason, written in Latin ... although the tunnel seems to only be a couple of hundred years old. Against reason (as in Lara Croft films) all the old mechanisms still work and not only unlock secret doors but helpfully move (and replace) slabs of stone etc.
The Secret Way is described as being dug through sandy soil ... which boggles the mind ... and the children encounter cave-ins along the length of it, meaning that their exploration of it is actually mind-bendingly fool-hardy.
Timmy is deployed in his usual Swiss Army
Anyway, the baddies are defeated (hoorah!) and the children save the day.
I did like the bit where the Christmas tree was decorated with candles that were then lit! I suppose if you're going to live like that then digging your way through collapsing sand tunnels is par for the course!
Note, another series in which Blyton includes a Dick and Fanny ... did she know?
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| Original Title: | Five Go Adventuring Again |
| ISBN: | 0340796154 (ISBN13: 9780340796153) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Famous Five #2, Fünf Freunde Hörspiele #21 |
| Characters: | Timothy, George Kirrin (Famous Five), Dick Kirrin, Anne (Famous Five), Julian (Famous Five) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 14694 Users | 361 ReviewsPiece Epithetical Books Five Go Adventuring Again (The Famous Five #2)
I was introduced to the Famous Five books by my father who read them as a child. The second book in the series is my personal favourite as you already know the characters from the first story and so the plot moves along faster.To me the book shows how different children view authority. George is the rebellious one who although has justification for disliking the tutor, Mr. Rowland (he does not like dogs), she shows little respect for him or her father. Anne on the other hand feels that Mr.I'm not feeling well today so this will be brief.The second Famous Five book picks up one school term after the first one finishes. The kids are all excited to see each other again and excited because it's almost Christmas. Then George takes a dislike to their new tutor (a private tutor during the Christmas holidays? That sucks) and things start getting adventurey... Adventureish? Adventuresome? Adventurelike? This book does exactly what it says on the tin and the real star is Timothy the dog;
This book is the second in Enid Boston's Famous Five series and to truly understand it, one should know that it was first published in 1943 in the middle of wartime. The four children and Timothy are spending school Christmas break at George's house. George's dad Quentin is working on some mysterious formula that may be useful to the government. A tutor is hired as George and the boys have fallen behind with their schoolwork. Can the tutor be trusted? George and Timothy don't think so. Read on
I read about a dozen of the Famous Five books when I was a kid but I never really looked at the list of titles in the back to appreciate that in fact there were about two dozen of them and I had a random scattering of the titles.This is book number 2 and I'd not read it before this week when I read it to my daughter, Celyn. Being only the 2nd volume it's one where some of the basic 'mythology' of the series is established.Uncle Quentin's important "scientific work" is highlighted in this one.
I first read this as a child in 1954 I think it was. Like most of my contemporaries I loved The Famous Five series. Re-reading 60 years on was a piece of pure nostalgia. Of course it's a book for children but then I'm a big kid at heart!
These books (Famous five) are hands down one of my favorite books from my childhood. All those adventures and mystery and those sandwiches they always packed! aww, just the best! I would love to read one of these again. To bring back those memories..memories of first experiences with reading books.
Five adventuring again, the second in the series. Unfortunately, after all the adventures in the first book, the boys and George have fallen behind in their schoolwork and require a tutor over the Christmas holidays. Mr Roland comes to stay at Kirrin cottage, and quickly befriends Uncle Quintin and seems to be snooping into his experiments and secret formulas! But only George has her suspicions, and coming up against someone the rest of the family likes so much proves difficult.I've always
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