Dinah Mannering: Philip's younger sister of about twelve at the beginning of the series.Following his first adventure, Jack nearly always carries a rope and his field glasses, among other things, as basic equipment. He loves Mrs Mannering very much and cares greatly about his sister Lucy-Ann.

His greatest dream is becoming an ornithologist. Jack has a special passion for birds, and spends most of his time observing them. He and his sister Lucy-Ann are orphans and used to live with an unfriendly uncle until they are adopted by Mrs Mannering. Jack Trent: A boy about Philip's age, who has red hair, green eyes and many freckles on his face, the latter of which earning him the nickname 'Freckles' from Philip.He is Jack's best friend and is quite kind to Lucy-Ann when Dinah is a little mean. He is quite a tease with his sister Dinah about her squeamishness and often gets into fights with her about it. Like his late father, Philip has a gift of befriending any type of land-based animal he comes across, and always has a veritable zoo of small animals somewhere within his clothes. Philip Mannering: A boy with a growth of hair which stands up above the forehead, earning him (as well as his sister and mother) the nickname 'Tufty' from Jack.(family names are provided based on first appearances) The colourful dust jackets and line illustrations were by Stuart Tresilian. Although the publication dates span a decade, Blyton reportedly wrote each of the novels in less than a week. The stories show the four children off on their own, discovering and solving mysteries without much adult assistance. Jack's pet parrot, Kiki, is also a standard feature in each novel. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. The Adventure Series by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels.

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