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The Famous Five books in order

The Famous Five by Enid Blyton has 21 books, published 1943–1963. Reading all of them takes about 73 hours (3,952 pages). 19 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1Five on a Treasure… 2Five Go Adventuring… 3Five Run Away Toget… 4Five Go to Smuggler… 5Five Go Off in a Ca… 6Five on Kirrin Isla… 7Five Go Off to Camp 8Five Get Into Troub… 9Five Fall Into Adve… 10Five on a Hike Toge… 11Five Have a Wonderf… 12Five Go Down to the… 13Five Go to Mystery… 14Five Have Plenty of… 15Five on a Secret Tr… 16Five Go to Billycoc… 17Five Get into a Fix 18Five on Finniston F… 19Five Go to Demon's… 20Five Have a Mystery… 21Five Are Together A…
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1955

    Five on a Treasure Island

    186 pages, about 3.4 hours 4.3★ (26)

    BORROW FREE

  2. Book 2 · 1943

    Five Go Adventuring Again

    191 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.9★ (11)

    BORROW FREE

  3. Book 3 · 1954

    Five Run Away Together

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.1★ (13)

    BORROW FREE

  4. Book 4 · 1945

    Five Go to Smuggler's Top

    190 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.3★ (8)

    BORROW FREE

  5. Book 5 · 1946

    Five Go Off in a Caravan

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.5★ (4)

    BORROW FREE

  6. Book 6 · 1947

    Five on Kirrin Island Again

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 5.0★ (2)

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  7. Book 7 · 1948

    Five Go Off to Camp

    167 pages, about 3.1 hours

  8. Book 8 · 1949

    Five Get Into Trouble

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 3.0★ (2)

    BORROW FREE

  9. Book 9 · 1950

    Five Fall Into Adventure

    423 pages, about 7.8 hours 4.5★ (6)

    BORROW FREE

  10. Book 10 · 1951

    Five on a Hike Together

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 5.0★ (3)

    BORROW FREE

  11. Book 11 · 1952

    Five Have a Wonderful Time

    201 pages, about 3.7 hours 4.0★ (2)

    BORROW FREE

  12. Book 12 · 1953

    Five Go Down to the Sea

    206 pages, about 3.8 hours 5.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  13. Book 13 · 1953

    Five Go to Mystery Moor

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  14. Book 14 · 1955

    Five Have Plenty of Fun

    192 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.3★ (3)

    BORROW FREE

  15. Book 15 · 1956

    Five on a Secret Trail

    185 pages, about 3.4 hours 4.5★ (2)

    BORROW FREE

  16. Book 16 · 1957

    Five Go to Billycock Hill

    185 pages, about 3.4 hours 5.0★ (3)

    BORROW FREE

  17. Book 17 · 1958

    Five Get into a Fix

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 4.0★ (6)

    BORROW FREE

  18. Book 18 · 1960

    Five on Finniston Farm

    188 pages, about 3.5 hours 5.0★ (1)

    BORROW FREE

  19. Book 19 · 1961

    Five Go to Demon's Rocks

    189 pages, about 3.5 hours 5.0★ (3)

    BORROW FREE

  20. Book 20 · 1962

    Five Have a Mystery to Solve

    127 pages, about 2.3 hours 4.2★ (17)

    BORROW FREE

  21. Book 21 · 1963

    Five Are Together Again

    182 pages, about 3.3 hours 5.0★ (2)

    BORROW FREE

Questions people ask

How many The Famous Five books are there?

There are 21 books in the series, published 1943–1963.

Which The Famous Five book should I read first?

Start with Five on a Treasure Island (1955), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 73 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 3,952 pages in total. The longest book is Five Fall Into Adventure at 423 pages.

Can I read The Famous Five for free?

19 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.