In Enid Blyton's classic Secret Stories mystery always leads to adventure. Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack are having a lovely summer at the Cornish seaside. While out exploring the Spiggy Holes caves, they discover a secret passage leading to the Old House on the cliff. But when they encounter the Old House's horrid new owner, the children are convinced he is hiding some secrets of his own ... First published in 1940, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

The Arnold children discover that their parents are alive and reunite with them. Also, their parents adopt their new friend Jack, who is an orphan. The family goes on a holiday at the rugged Cornish coast with a family friend, Miss Dimity. In a dangerous adventure, children get drawn into a kidnapping case as they discover a boy named Paul, being held prisoner in a castle tower nearby. Paul turns out to be the Prince of Baronia, a small, remote kingdom and kids become firm friends with him.

In Enid Blyton's classic Secret Stories mystery always leads to adventure. In Enid Blyton's very first full-length adventure novel, meet siblings Peggy, Mike and Nora. They live with their cruel uncle and aunt and long to escape, so when their friend Jack takes them to a secret, deserted island, they run away to live there. But not all is as it seems on the island and the children soon find their adventures are only just beginning ... First published in 1938, this edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.

The Secret Series is a collection of exciting action-adventure classics that relate trilling adventures of Arnold children, older Peggy and younger twin siblings Mike and Nora, who live with a harsh aunt and uncle after their parents are thought to have been killed in a plane crash. "The Secret Island" – Aided by Jack, an orphan they have befriended, the Arnold children run away to an island on a nearby lake, and together they make a new home constructed with the branches of a willow tree. "The Secret of Spiggy Hole" – The Arnold children discover that their parents are alive and reunite with them. The family goes on a holiday at the rugged Cornish coast with a family friend, Miss Dimity. Children get drawn into a kidnapping case as they discover a boy named Paul, Prince of Baronia, being held prisoner in a castle tower nearby. "The Secret Mountain" – Captain and Mrs. Arnold are flying off in their plane, the White Swallow, and apparently have crash-landed in a remote part of Africa. The Arnold children, home from school and in the care of a family friend, Miss Dimity, team up with their friend, Prince Paul of Baronia, and go flying off in his royal plane to Africa to rescue their parents. "The Secret of Killimooin" – Prince Paul invites the Arnold's to his palace in Baronia for the holidays; but it is so hot there in the roasting summer that the entire royal household adjourns to their castle up in the mountains. Bands of robbers are marauding the countryside, terrorizing the local people, and Paul is incensed, and determined to find the robbers and have them detained. "The Secret of Moon Castle" – The Arnolds are invited to spend some time in the castle with Prince Paul's family. They are all soon puzzled by strange events happening in the castle: odd noises that occur, eyes in portraits that shine mysteriously, lights that shine in tower rooms, despite being locked tight.

Tracing the Stream of Consciousness in Enid Blyton's Secret Series: Two Essays on Free Association in Art The Parallels in The Secret Mountain AND The Secret of Killimooin AND The Parallels in The Secret of Spiggy Holes AND The Secret of Moon Castle

"Certain educationalists, teachers and librarians tend to frown on Enid Blyton's stories, saying they are trivial, indifferently written and unimaginative, among other things ..."--Back cover.

Contains updated and revised sketches on nearly 800 of the most widely read authors and illustrators appearing in Gale's Something about the author series.

Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.