Five Go Off in a Caravan

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Five Go Off in a Caravan
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Original 1946 first edition cover
Author Enid Blyton
Cover artist Eileen Alice Soper
LanguageEnglish
Series The Famous Five series
Genre Mystery, Adventure novel
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1946
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Preceded by Five Go to Smuggler's Top  
Followed by Five on Kirrin Island Again  

Five Go Off In A Caravan is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton. The book includes a circus boy character named Nobby, whose name was changed to Ned when publisher Hodder Children's Books made extensive editorial revisions to the Famous Five series of books. [1]

Contents

Plot

The Famous Five are holidaying at the family house of Julian, Dick and Anne. They befriend an orphaned circus boy, Ned, who has come into possession of a horse-drawn circus caravan. This inspires George to suggest a caravanning holiday. Julian's parents agree and hire two caravans for the children.

They travel to Merran Lake, where they are reacquainted with Ned and meet various animals. The Five camp on a hillside, much to the annoyance of Ned's guardian, Tiger Dan (called Uncle Dan by Ned), and an acrobat named Lou, who want them to leave. One of the children's caravans is directly above the entrance to a network of caves, where Tiger Dan and Lou have hidden stolen valuables. Assisted by Ned, Timmy, and a chimpanzee named Pongo, the four children manage to outwit the crooks. After the criminals are arrested, Ned leaves the circus to live with a local farming couple and look after their horses. [2]

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References

  1. Flood, Alison (23 July 2010). "Enid Blyton's Famous Five get 21st-century makeover". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. Hutchinson, Poppy (2016). "Five Go Off in a Caravan". Enid Blyton Society.