Five get lost in the mist (The Famous Five: Five Go to Mystery Moor - Enid Blyton)

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Product:	The Famous Five: Five Go to Mystery Moor - Enid Blyton
Date:	07/07/08 (38 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great read for kids

Disadvantages: A bit darker than previous books

Five Go To Mystery Moor is the 13th in a series of 21 books from Enid Blyton featuring the Famous Five. The books are considered some of the best children's books of all time. I am inclined to agree as they were my favourites as a child and I still read them from time to time as an adult.

The Famous Five are Julian, Dick and Anne Kirrin, their cousin George (Georgina) Kirrin and her dog Timmy. Five Go To Mystery Moor see the Five take a more traditional holiday as they all go to stay at a riding school in the moors with a bunch of other school children during the school holidays. The Five encounter a group of gypsies who are keen enough on crossing the moors immediately to stir the Five's curiosity, and when they hear tales from a blacksmith called Old Ben about smuggling and treasure and the feuds between the gypsies and the Bartle family, curiosity turns to adventure as only the Five know how, leading to an exciting end stumbling across the mist covered moors.

This 13th book continues the darker themes from the 12th book, Five Go Down To The Sea, as explorations are made in the dark with very bad weather conditions contributing to the atmosphere of the book. The writing style of the book is definitely geared towards children as it is in essence a children's book, but there is a haunting nature to it that would probably make it one of the least popular of the series of 21. The chapters flow very quickly, and at 190 pages, it is easily readable and took me only a couple of hours last time I gave it a go.

The book was originally published in 1954. The copy I have was published in 1986, and it cost £1.50 at the time. You can get Five Go To Mystery Moor from amazon.co.uk for £3.49.

Summary: Five Go To Mystery Moor - No.13