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Enid Blyton

The Famous Five is a series of 21 books by Enid Blyton: 4,146 pages, about 76 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

21
books
4,146
pages
76 hours
to read them all
153 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Five on a Treasure Island 1942 3.4 h 2 Five Go Adventuring Again 1943 3.5 h 3 Five Run Away Together 1944 3.5 h 4 Five Go to Smuggler's Top 1945 3.5 h 5 Five Go Off in a Caravan 1946 3.5 h 6 Five on Kirrin Island Again 1947 3.5 h 7 Five Go Off to Camp 1910 3.1 h 8 Five Get Into Trouble 1949 2.9 h 9 Five Fall Into Adventure 1950 7.8 h 10 Five on a Hike Together 1951 3.5 h 11 Five Have a Wonderful Time 1952 3.7 h 12 Five Go Down to the Sea 1953 3.8 h 13 Five Go to Mystery Moor 1953 3.5 h 14 Five Have Plenty of Fun 1955 4.1 h 15 Five on a Secret Trail 1956 3.4 h 16 Five Go to Billycock Hill 1957 3.4 h 17 Five Get into a Fix 1958 3.5 h 18 Five on Finniston Farm 1960 3.5 h 19 Five Go to Demon's Rocks 1961 3.5 h 20 Five Have a Mystery to Solve 1962 2.3 h 21 Five Are Together Again 1963 3.3 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Five on a Treasure Island 1942 3.4 h

    Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.

  2. 2

    Five Go Adventuring Again 1943 3.5 h

    There's a thief at Kirrin Cottage!

  3. 3

    Five Run Away Together 1944 3.5 h

    Julian, Dick and Anne arrive in Kirrin Cottage to stay with George (real name Georgina) for the holidays.

  4. 4

    Five Go to Smuggler's Top 1945 3.5 h

    The Five find adventure, when they spend Easter vacation at Mr. Lenoir's sinister house Smuggler's Top.

  5. 5

    Five Go Off in a Caravan 1946 3.5 h

    A caravan holiday for the Famous Five is bound to be an adventure!

  6. 6

    Five on Kirrin Island Again 1947 3.5 h

    What can Uncle Quentin be up to -- all alone -- on Kirrin Island?

  7. 7
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  9. 9

    Five Fall Into Adventure 1950 7.8 h

    mystery adventure and a lot to solve the five never tire out finding the solutions to their problems.

  10. 10

    Five on a Hike Together 1951 3.5 h

    It's half-term and the Five are going hiking through the woods and up the hills.

  11. 11

    Five Have a Wonderful Time 1952 3.7 h

    The Famous Five are having a brilliant time -- on holiday in horse-drawn caravans -- and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby!

  12. 12

    Five Go Down to the Sea 1953 3.8 h

    Who would deliberately lure somebody on to treacherous rocks on the Cornish coast?

  13. 13

    Five Go to Mystery Moor 1953 3.5 h

    Bleak and eerie, Mystery Moor is well known for its spooky atmosphere, but is there something really scary out there?

  14. 14
  15. 15

    Five on a Secret Trail 1956 3.4 h

    Four friends and an injured dog witness some strange occurences while camping on a desolate common near an abandoned house.

  16. 16

    Five Go to Billycock Hill 1957 3.4 h

    Hurrah!

  17. 17

    Five Get into a Fix 1958 3.5 h

    The Famous Five are skiing and having a brilliant time!

  18. 18

    Five on Finniston Farm 1960 3.5 h

    There's a ruined castle on Finniston Farm, but only the dungeons remain -- and nobody knows where they are!

  19. 19

    Five Go to Demon's Rocks 1961 3.5 h

    Is there any treasure on Demon's Rock?

  20. 20

    Five Have a Mystery to Solve 1962 2.3 h

    It's their very first adventure, and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of some really weird clues.

  21. 21

    Five Are Together Again 1963 3.3 h

    The Famous Five are having great fun camping out near the home of a famous scientist.

How much is left

After book 1, Five on a Treasure Island about 73 hours left
After book 2, Five Go Adventuring Again about 69 hours left
After book 3, Five Run Away Together about 66 hours left
After book 4, Five Go to Smuggler's Top about 62 hours left
After book 5, Five Go Off in a Caravan about 59 hours left
After book 6, Five on Kirrin Island Again about 55 hours left
After book 7, Five Go Off to Camp about 52 hours left
After book 8, Five Get Into Trouble about 49 hours left
After book 9, Five Fall Into Adventure about 41 hours left
After book 10, Five on a Hike Together about 38 hours left
After book 11, Five Have a Wonderful Time about 34 hours left
After book 12, Five Go Down to the Sea about 30 hours left
After book 13, Five Go to Mystery Moor about 27 hours left
After book 14, Five Have Plenty of Fun about 23 hours left
After book 15, Five on a Secret Trail about 19 hours left
After book 16, Five Go to Billycock Hill about 16 hours left
After book 17, Five Get into a Fix about 13 hours left
After book 18, Five on Finniston Farm about 9 hours left
After book 19, Five Go to Demon's Rocks about 6 hours left
After book 20, Five Have a Mystery to Solve about 3 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 76 hours 1 minute

All 21 books, 4,146 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

153 days (about 22 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.