THE KIRRINS
AND THE
MYSTERY OF THE
SANDY-HAIRED DWARF
by
ROBIN GORDON
Illustrations by Eileen Soper
and
the Rev. J. Kirrin
Copyright © Robin Gordon
2001.
The rights of Robin Gordon as author of this story, of Enid
Blyton as first chronicler of the adventures of the Famous Five, of Eileen
Soper as original illustrator, and of the Rev. J. Kirrin as adapter of the
illustrations are hereby asserted. See Copyright and concessions
Foreword -- Contents (Links to chapters) -- Links, e-mail -- List of Illustrations
Dear Readers,
As children you were thrilled by the adventures of the Famous Five, Julian Dick, George, Anne and Timmy the dog, which Enid Blyton wrote for you and put into her books.
You won't be surprised, I'm sure, to hear that the sort of children who fall into adventures like these, don't stop having adventures when they grow up, and that, if they have children, those children are the sort of children who have adventures too.
Of course the world is a much nastier place now than it was in Enid Blyton's day. Children can't just go off by themselves and camp out in complete safety. There are people about today who wouldn't hesitate to kill children who got in the way of their nefarious activities. Worse still there are people who would take pleasure in torturing and killing children.
This story is about some people like that, so, although it is about your childhood friends, it may not be really suitable for you to read to your children.
I hope you enjoy it.
Robin Gordon
1. THREE HEAR NEWS AND A FOURTH ARRIVES
2. DICK'S STORY: THE LIVELY FIVE
5. SIX HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE
10. ALWAYS WINTER AND NEVER CHRISTMAS
15. MYCOCK RISES TO THE OCCASION
APPENDICES
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Chapter 1
He
swopped his reading glasses for his distance specs
Chapter 2
When she had a scrap with Nick she pretty soon had him at her
mercy
The sandy-haired dwarf would glare at them
"Me next,
Timmy!"
Chapter 3
He ran off in his shirt and told his mother we'd all attacked
him
"You don't deserve ever to wear trousers again," said Julian (Note
4)
"Don't trust me wiv money, mister!
"Now then, bhoys, explain
yourselves"
Chapter 4
The squat little man grabbed the terrified boy
"Give
in!"
Chapter 5
Kirrin Island
There at the entrance to the bay was Kirrin
Island
Chapter 6
At last they saw the little boat setting out across the bay
There were boxes of ammunition
They ran like bats out of hell along the
underground passage
Chapter 7
"Think you're so superior!" said Harry
Chapter 8
Fran screamed and ran
"Oh, Anne, how lovely to see
you"
Chapter 9
The boys were pushed and pummelled down into the dungeons
He
turned to Gavin
Chapter 10
"The back sounds hollow," said Andrew
"There's another false
back behind the first"
Chapter 11
... the villain of the piece, Liam O'Shaughnessy
"I don't
care," continued Anne. "I'm going to have to go to the police"
"All that
boasting and it wasn't you at all"
Chapter 13
"George!" he said crossly. "What are you doing in my study?"
They sat together in silence
"I'm afraid, old girl, that there's another
nasty shock for you"
Chapter 14
Little Fanny was sitting quietly
Chapter 15
Mycock sprang
forward