Five Go To Billycock Hill
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Five Go to Billycock Hill is the sixteenth novel in the Famous Five series
by Enid Blyton
. It was first published in 1957.
The Famous Five (series)
The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author Enid Blyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942....
by Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
. It was first published in 1957.
Plot
Camping again, this time on Billycock Hill, near the farm of Toby, a boy from Julian and Dick's school. Toby was very proud of Jeff, his cousin and thought he was a hero.When Toby's Cousin Jeff, a British Air Force pilot, flies off late in a stormy night with the newest aircraft made by British army which is full of secrets. The five are stunned. The media tells that the Jeff has flown away and people in the world too think Jeff is a traitor.Could Jeff really be a spy? But the five and Toby don't think he is a traitor. Will the famous five solve this mystery?Characters
- Julian
- Dick
- George
- Anne
- Timmy the dog
- Toby - an amusing boy from Julian and Dick's school
- Mrs Thomas - Toby's mother, a kind and hard working farmers wife
- Mr Thomas - farmer and dad to Toby
- Benny - Toby's smaller brother, a funny little boy who has a pet pig, Curly
- Jeff - Toby's cousin, the pilot, who Toby is so proud of. He vanishes one stormy night
- Ray - another pilot who also vanishes
- Mr Gringle - the strange and absent-minded owner of the Butterfly Farm
- Mr Brent - business partner of Mr Gringle
- Will Janes - a criminal who lives at the Butterfly Farm. He used to do odd jobs before he fell in with the wrong crowd.
- Mrs Janes - a poor witch-like woman who is attacked by her son Will