Mystery Of The Haunted House - Unicorn Island
Remember Enid Blyton? If you could not remember, then think the Famous Five and the Five Find Outers. She and her books on adventures and mysteries has a profound influence on my reading and curiosity since young and was my foundation in a way. I recalled that it appeared to me the Famous Five seems to be more popular but as far as I am concerned, I enjoyed the Five Find Outers more. Famous Five was more about falling into adventures while the Five Find Outers was about solving mysteries. FFO had a dog and Mr. Goon while FF had Sooty, Jo and Richard. FFO had disguises and all and they had Bets and Fatty! FFO also have more fun and funny moments than FF's seriousness. FFO had good plots and lists of clues and suspects and the elimination of suspects were part of the real fun! It t rained my mind and keen eye to be a "Find-Outer". Somehow though, it was ironical that FF was Enid Blytons' most famous series. Did you know that Fatty's name in the book - Federick Al