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Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island
- Book 1
- Narrated by: Mel Giedroyc
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
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?
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- Paul (the other one)
- 19-06-19
Pure Nostalgic Indulgence
Let's start by saying that I'm a middle aged man, and this is not the kind of thing I'd normally listen to -- but it was in a 2 for 1 sale and I felt I would treat myself to a little childhood nostalgia.
I grew up on the Famous Five; I'd read all twenty one books by the time I was eleven, and was thoroughly captivated by the world of adventure that Enid Blyton had created for us.
So, I took a few hours out of my life to recap on this childhood classic, now in audiobook format -- and I'm not disappointed at all.
Yes, some people will complain about the updated wording and introduction of more politically correct language, and I agree that they have a point -- If I was buying the books I'd be searching ebay for some unaltered original copies -- but it's not worth getting fixated on, because the story and characters are still the same, and the language may make more sense to modern youngsters.
I forgot how much of an ******* Uncle Quentin was!
My recommendation is that you get this and the rest of the series for your kids (or yourself), and take your imagination back to a more innocent time!
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18 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-19
Excellent narration and story
Mel was excellent reading this and deserves lashings of ginger beer for her efforts.
It’s a long long time since I read these books as a child and listening to it again reminded me of a simpler time and of a nicer life. The story was surprisingly intense at times and although my older eyes can see the plot holes, I enjoyed it greatly.
My kids adore the books. I’ve bought 1,3, 4 & 5 (cheaper if you buy the kindle version and add on the audible version. I’ll buy 2 shortly as this has made me want to revisit them. Mel was a revelation.
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- Alan H.
- 13-04-19
7 years old grandsonloved it.
A trip down memory lane for this old timer. A timeless children's classic which shows why Enid Blyton was so popular with children of all ages.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-06-18
Really exciting story for children.
My 7 Yr old son loved it and I enjoyed it too. There are no bad manners, attitudes or materialism in the story which is rather refreshing. Encourages imagination.
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- Yee-Hung Cox
- 18-07-18
Very good!
My children enjoyed listening to this story very much, it is a good starter point to developing thier imaginations instead of watching TV!
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- MleA
- 29-10-23
Rubbish
Rubbish not a good plot and I don’t like mummy and daddy so yeah rubbish
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-06-23
It was a great book
It was a great book. And it was a good first book for me. And it had a happy ending
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- MR OLIVER CASTLE
- 07-06-23
Great book
Great family book for journeys in the car, the first of a great series we have listening to many times.
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- Alice Smith
- 14-06-22
Book good narrative awful
Jan Francis is the only decent narrator on these books. This one talks too fast.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-01-22
TERRIFIC AND AMAZING 🤩
I like this 📚 book 📚 so much
I recommend it to anyone who likes 👍 Agatha Christie or other adventure stories by author’s I haven’t mentioned.
I’m going to keep on reading this book 📖 until I get 😐 bored 😐 and then I will have to read the next book 📕 in the series (I will never 👎 in my whole entire life get bored 😑)
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