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Enid blyton. The Island of Adventure
The Island of Adventure
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. THE BEGINNING OF THINGS
Chapter 2. MAKING FRIENDS
Chapter 3. TWO LETTERS—AND A PLAN
Chapter 4. CRAGGY-TOPS
Chapter 5. SETTLING IN AT CRAGGY-TOPS
Chapter 6. THE DAYS GO BY
Chapter 7. A QUEER DISCOVERY
Chapter 8. IN THE CELLARS
Chapter 9. A STRANGE BOAT
Chapter 10. NIGHT ADVENTURE
Chapter 11. BILL SMUGS
Chapter 12. A TREAT—AND A SURPRISE FOR JO-JO
Chapter 13. JO-JO IS TRICKED AGAIN
Chapter 14. A GLIMPSE OF THE ISLE OF GLOOM
Chapter 15. A QUEER HAPPENING—AND A FINE TRIP
Chapter 16. STRANGE DISCOVERIES
Chapter 17. JO-JO IS ANGRY
Chapter 18. OFF TO THE ISLAND AGAIN
Chapter 19. DOWN IN THE COPPER-MINES
Chapter 20. PRISONERS UNDERGROUND
Chapter 21. ESCAPE—BUT WHAT ABOUT JACK?
Chapter 22. A TALK WITH BILL—AND A SHOCK
Chapter 23. ANOTHER SECRET PASSAGE
Chapter 24. A JOURNEY UNDER THE SEA
Chapter 25. AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND
Chapter 26. A BAD TIME—AND A SURPRISING MEETING
Chapter 27. A LOT OF THINGS ARE MADE CLEAR
Chapter 28. TRAPPED
Chapter 29. ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
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Enid Blyton
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Philip had had scarlet fever the term before, and measles immediately afterwards, so that he had missed most of his school-work. His headmaster had written to his uncle and aunt suggesting that he should go and stay at the home of one of the teachers for a few weeks, to make up a little of what he had missed. And, much to Philip’s disgust, his uncle had at once agreed—so there was Philip, in the summer holidays, having to work at algebra and geography and history, instead of having a fine time with his sister Dinah at his home, Craggy-Tops, by the sea.
He liked the master, Mr. Roy, but he was bored with the two other boys there, who, also owing to illness, were being crammed or coached by Mr Roy. One was much older than Philip, and the other was a poor whining creature who was simply terrified of the various insects and animals that Philip always seemed to be collecting or rescuing. The boy was intensely fond of all creatures and had an amazing knack of making them trust him.
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