Five On A Treasure Island

Book 1

By: Enid Blyton

Narrated by: Jan Francis

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE.

'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something dark that seemed to lurch out of the waves . . . What could it be?'

Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George and her dog, Timothy. One day, George takes them to explore nearby Kirrin Island, with its rocky little coast and old ruined castle on the top.

Over on the island, they make a thrilling discovery, which leads them deep into the dungeons of Kirrin Castle on a dangerous adventure. Who - and what - will they find there?

(P) Hodder Children's Books 2013
©1942 Hodder Children's Books

Critic reviews

The prize must go to the adventures of George and co. Listed as one of the 100 Best Children's Books Ever (Novels)

One of the 50 books every child should read by Age 16

Famous Five books are essential for all children's bookshelves

I thought this series was wonderful. It struck me as a great injustice that they were having adventures and I wasn't (Alexander McCall Smith)

Dangerous criminals are no match for children and a dog. Adults are useless

Always popular, always a favourite. And ALWAYS full of adventure (Dan Smith)

This book is so exciting you'll want to play detective yourself

As the first set of 'grown-up' books I ever discovered I could read on my own, the Famous Five have a very special place in my heart. I still remember running through to my parents' room to tell them I could read well enough to go adventuring with the Five without their help. And with 21 books in the series, I had plenty of escapades to look forward to!

I loved so much of Enid Blyton ... the Famous Five were my favourites of all, so much so that I demanded to be called George for most of my early childhood

Pacey and passionate, this truly exceptional book tells a tale that truly needs to be heard

Such a classic

Loved it all, definite recommend. Can also find every audiobook from the series on YouTube 🤫

Childhood memories!

I realived the thrill of the Famous Five's adventure with my children. It was lovely.

YO YO JOE!!!!!!!!!!

This story was a really good start to an amazing series!

It’s a pity the five won’t see Dobby again.:(

Great book. Highly recommend. 15 word rec is stupid. Please revise the rules or no one will leave a review. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Awesome.

the best book in the world

we loved this book so much we have been listening to it in the car we have loved it
the names of the children:
gorgina girl that wants to be a boy
dick boy and is very nice
julian boy and is very nice just like dick
ann is a young girl very nice like her brothers
we have loved it so far and there is no bad words or anything that is like that gorginas parents lie to her and are not nice they baby the other three we have said that they are mean to gorge