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Revision as of 19:09, 14 April 2007
| Original 3rd edition cover of the first book in the series Five on a Treasure Island | |
| Author | Enid Blyton |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery,Adventure |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | September, 1942 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-340-79614-6 (Hodder) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Followed by | Five Go Adventuring Again(1943) |
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 beautifully illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Plot Overview
Off to Kirrin!
In the first chapter of the book we are introduced to Julian and his younger brother and sister, Dick and Anne. They are chattering at the breakfast table with their parents. Like in most Blyton books, the descriptions or the appearance of the children is not described fully. Its important to note that, the children go to Polseath as usual for their summer holidays but this time it is something different. Their parents have decided to go to Scotland on their own and they don't know where to send their children, until Daddy comes with an idea of sending them to his brother Quentin who lives at a place called Kirrin Bay. Quentin is married and has a wife, Aunt Fanny and a daughter Georgina whom Julian, Dick and Anne haven't met!
The three children are very excited to go to Kirrin and meet their cousin and soon all the plans are made and they together set off through the crowded roads of London. Kirrin Cottage is an old, house built out of old white stone standing on a low cliff overlooking the bay. Julian, Dick and Anne meet their Uncle Quintin who is a clever scientist. He is described as being tall, dark and very fierce-looking.
Cousin George
The family is poor and they don't have enough money. Aunt Fanny, is the opposite of her husband, she is sweet, kind and sensible who wins the heart of the three children at once. Aha, now their cousin, Georgina on the other hand is strange who looks and acts like a boy and won't answer until you call her "George". She is boyish makes a great deal about how boys are better and stronger at everything, she is also an excellent swimmer and hold her breath under the water "for ages"!
Julian, Dick and Anne really don't get along well with her first and there are a lot of ups and downs. George, has always been alone and believes that her cousins are silly and useless.
Kirrin Island
But then, thank God, they all make friends. George, tells them about Kirrin Island and all the family history of her mother. To the children's surprise, she also says that Kirrin Island belongs to her! Then, we met another main character of the story who is of course, Timmy the big, mongrel dog! George warns Julian, Dick and Anne not to tell anything about him to her parent because her Dad was pissed off with the big mongrel when he had behaved a naughtily! So George tells her cousins that she had hid Timmy with the fisher-boy Alf and spends all her pocket-money for his food, etc. . .
The Old Wreck
After that, an excitement begins: George promises her cousins for a trip to Kirrin Island by her boat and how excited they all get! Wouldn't we even wish that we could all have adventures like that and own an island of our very own? Now, the first wondrous adventure of the Five begins. They visit the far side Kirrin Island and discover an old ship-wreck which is almost below the surface. George also tells her cousin that it contains treasure. With all of this excitement, they visit the island again deciding to stay longer to explore the castle and its grounds. Unfortunately, a furious storm comes by and it surprisingly brings up the old wreck above the water, dashing towards the rocks that surround Kirrin Island.
The Old Box
The children become very excited about this and they think that now they might be able to find the missing gold because the ship is above the water! Immediately the next day the Five of them row to Kirrin Island and explore the wreck, searching for anything that is connected with the treasure and bless-us, to their greatest exhilaration, they find an old wooden box inside the wreck!
The Five of them hurry back to Kirrin Island and open the box by throwing it down by the roof. Inside, they find an old map. The plot carries on and the excitement grows page by page. Then, some people come to the Island and make a surprising offer to Uncle Quentin that they want to buy the island and my word, George is simply furious!
Happy Ending!
As in most Blyton books the ending is happy and so it is in Five on a Treasure Island. The children find the gold but the men who want to find the treasure first make Julian, George and Timmy prisoners, but the Famous Five are much, much cleverer and Dick and Anne who were left on the grounds of the castle, sense danger. Dick then comes to the rescue! Everything is all right now. George and her family is rich by the treasure and now she starts to go to school with Anne. It must be interesting to note that George didn't go to school before probably because her family didn't have much money to afford.
Trivia
- In 1992, Fabbri published Five on a Treasure Island as No.50 in their Classic Adventure series.