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[[Image:Five_down.JPG|thumb|''Five Go Down to the Sea'' (1953). Knight 1973 paperback edition. 188 pages]]

The first books in the series were written during the [[1940s]], and some of the basic concepts can now seem extremely outdated. Three of the children, Julian, Dick and Anne, are [[siblings]]. During their [[holidays]], they are regularly sent to stay with their Aunt Fanny and Uncle Quentin, whose daughter, Georgina, is a [[tomboy]] always known as George.

Every time they come together, they find themselves obliged to solve a [[Mystery fiction|mystery]] which usually, but not always, has a criminal behind it. The ___location of the adventure varies from book to book. Sometimes it will happen close to George's home, and "Kirrin Island", a private island, presents many opportunities for such activities. Since both George's own home and various other houses are hundreds of years old, there is much room for secret passages or smugglers' tunnels, which play a central role in the plot of several books in the series. On other occasions, the children may go [[camping]] or [[hiking]] or be sent on holiday together elsewhere, but they are always accompanied by George's dog, Timothy, affectionately known to the children as Timmy.