The Mystery of Banshee Towers 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...

 is the last children's novel in a series of fifteen known collectively as The Five Find-Outers and Dog. The series ran from the mid 1940s to this one, published in 1961..

Plot summary

During a holiday from school, the children are told by their parents to spend their time visiting sites in the adjacent countryside, rather than spend their time in the village (searching for a mystery to solve). Together, they visit an old stately home which is hosting some famous sea paintings, which Ern and Little Bets love and the others can take or leave. The plot hinges on the fact that Ern spots that on subsequent visits a little boat he particularly admired in the piece de resistance of the collection is missing, and that on pointing this out to the crusty curator and volatile owner the children unknowingly place themselves in great danger.

Characters

The Five Find-Outers and Dog

1. Fatty (Real name: Frederick Algernon Trotenville)

2. Larry (Real name: Lawrence Daykin)

3. Daisy (Real name: Margaret Daykin)

4. Pip (Real name: Philip Hilton)

5. Bets (Real name: Elizabeth Hilton)

6. Ern Goon

7. Buster (Pet of Fatty)

8. Bingo (Pet of Ern Goon)

The Police Force

1. Mr. Goon (Real name: Theophilus Goon)

2. Superintendent Jenks

The "Jolly Bad Lot" persons

1. Flint

2. Mr. Engler

3. Poussin

4. Francois Henri Ortalo

External links

• Enid Blyton Society page