![]() ![]() We're introduced to Uncle Quentin, a clever scientist who spends all his time studying. And so plans are made, and they all pile into the car and set off. ![]() They have a daughter by the name of Georgina, who is very lonely and could do with the company of a few cousins. The children must go to stay with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin, down by the sea at Kirrin Bay. Julian asks his mother if they're going to Polseath as usual for the summer holidays-but to the childrens' surprise their parents have decided they want to go away on their own to Scotland. In a final hasty retreat from the island, George smashes up the intruders' boat to prevent them from leaving! Five On a Treasure Island Review by Keith Robinson (June 15, 2005)Īh, the Famous Five! In this first book, we open with Julian, Dick and Anne at home with their parents, chatting around the breakfast table. Julian and George finally break into the dungeon and find.gold ingots!Īs strange men appear on the island, the children rush to hide down the well. When Timmy falls down the well, George hurries down after him. Together they explore Kirrin Island, with its castle and unusually tame rabbits.ĭuring the storm, the waves pick up the old wrecked ship and throw it on the rocks.Īfter Uncle Quentin rudely confiscates the box the children found on the wreck, Julian decides to "borrow" it back again, just for a while. The children are surprised when their cousin George returns with a dog! ![]()
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