<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardback & paperback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of books </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Famous Five is a series of children's adventure novels written by English author Enid Blyton . The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942 . The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children--Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina (George)--and George's dog Timmy . </P> <P> The stories take place in the children's school holidays after they have returned from their respective boarding schools . Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure, often involving criminals or lost treasure . Sometimes the scene is set close to George's family home at Kirrin Cottage in Dorset, such as the picturesque Kirrin Island, owned by George and her family in Kirrin Bay . George's own home and various other houses the children visit or stay in are hundreds of years old and often contain secret passages or smugglers' tunnels . </P>

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