The Adventure books in order

The Adventure is a series of 7 books by Enid Blyton: 1,546 pages, about 28 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

1

The Island of Adventure 1944 3.8 h

For Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot, the summer holidays in Cornwall are everything they'd hoped for.
2

The Castle of Adventure 1946 4.0 h

Lucy-Ann, Jack, Dinah, and Philip spend the holidays in a cottage near a strange, deserted castle, and find themselves in the midst of another adventure, involving a torch…
The Valley of Adventure 1947 4.4 h

Dinah, Philip, Jack and Lucy-Ann get on the wrong plane at an airport, and are embarked on another adventure, in a deserted valley surrounded by high mountains, where the men from…
5

The Mountain of Adventure 1949 4.1 h

A peaceful vacation in the Welsh mountains seems sure to keep the children out of trouble, but the mystery of a rumbling mountain soon has them thirsty for more adventure.
6

The Ship of Adventure 1950 4.3 h

All aboard for a quiet cruise among the Greek Islands.
7

The Circus of Adventure 1952 4.5 h

Who is the strange pompous boy whom Bill has invited to his home for the holidays?
8

The River of Adventure 1955 3.3 h

A river cruise through ancient desert lands will be an adventure in itself, think Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, and Jack.

After book 1, The Island of Adventure	about 25 hours left
After book 2, The Castle of Adventure	about 21 hours left
After The Valley of Adventure	about 16 hours left
After book 5, The Mountain of Adventure	about 12 hours left
After book 6, The Ship of Adventure	about 8 hours left
After book 7, The Circus of Adventure	about 3 hours left

About 28 hours 21 minutes

All 7 books, 1,546 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

57 days (about 9 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Minutes a day Your reading speed: 250 words a minute

Estimate based on 275 words per page.