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The Circus of Adventure

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  • 1952 first published
  • 247 pages
  • ★ 4.9 (8 ratings)
  • 23 editions
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Published in 1952, The Circus of Adventure is a circus fiction and adventure fiction novel by Enid Blyton. Readers will find themes of Kinderkrimi, circus, Kidnapping and brothers and sisters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 38 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions.

It runs to roughly 247 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Circus of Adventure

Who is the strange pompous boy whom Bill has invited to his home for the holidays? The children soon discover that he is a prince, named Aloysius Gramondie, and has enemies on his trail. The enemies want to overthrow his uncle, who is too strong a ruler for his enemies, and to place the prince, who is just 11 years old, on the throne as a puppet ruler. Jack and Kiki find themselves following the others who are kidnapped and taken to a strange country of Tauri Hessia; but they find help in a circus, and with his new friends Jack will soon decide the fate of an entire nation.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Children's stories
  • Kinderkrimi
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Circus
  • Kidnapping
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Action & adventure

Quick answers

Who wrote The Circus of Adventure?

The Circus of Adventure was written by Enid Blyton and first published in 1952.

What genre is The Circus of Adventure?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival and Adventure.

How long is The Circus of Adventure?

The median edition has 247 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Circus of Adventure?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Boundless, Madeline and the Gypsies and Fat Tuesday.

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