It was one of Enid Blyton's earliest adventure novels, preceding The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, The Adventure Series, The Secret Seven, and school books which would appear in following years. The novel was originally written as a serial and, in 1938, published as a full-length novel. On one of his trips though, he overhears news about the missing parents of the other children. The local police are also still looking for them and Jack is almost caught when he goes ashore to sell produce at a local market. They adapt well to life on the island, however, they have to act after some day-trippers visit and nearly discover them. They build a house made with the branches of a willow tree and bring a cow and some chickens across, to provide milk and eggs. In this first adventure, aided by Jack (a local orphan boy), they run away to live on a deserted island on a nearby lake. Peggy and her younger twin siblings Mike and Nora are living with a harsh aunt and uncle after their parents are thought to have been killed in a plane crash. The series was made into a television serial by Cloud 9 screen entertainment in 1996.

The Secret of Killimooin (Retitled as The Secret Forest)Ī sixth book in the series, The Secret Valley, was written by Trevor J.The Secret Series is a series of adventure novels written by Enid Blyton.

Blydon series