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The Circus of Adventure

by Enid Blyton · 1952

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What on earth did Bill have to bring the wimpish Gustavus with them on holiday? Neither Jack nor Kiki the parrot like the boy at all. But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, Jack must bravely follow them to a faraway country and unravel a plot to kill the king.

Genre
adventuremysterydetectivewestern
Themes
childhoodkidnappingart
Setting
1950s
Audience
childrensyoung adultadult
Length
short · 192 pages

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