The Secret Series (Enid Blyton) has one or two narrow escapes from being detained by them. The novel was originally written as a serial and, in 1938, published as a full-length novel. It was one of Enid Blyton's earliest adventure novels, preceding The Famous Five, The Five Find-Outers, The Adventure Series, The Secret Seven, and school books which would appear in following years. The children, reunited with their parents again (and Jack now adopted as part of the family), go on holiday at the rugged Cornish coast with a family friend, Miss Dimity ("Dimmy", who would appear in several further books in the series), and
Carey Blyton several certificates and awards. Blyton is primarily known as a miniaturist, composing short orchestral scores. He wrote some well-regarded and often humorous pieces including "Return of Bulgy Gogo" (a tribute to Peter Warlock), "Up the Faringdon Road", "Mock Joplin" and "Saxe Blue". He also worked as a music editor, and in this capacity he assisted Benjamin Britten. Blyton wrote incidental music for three stories in the BBC "Doctor Who" television series: "Doctor Who and the Silurians" (1970), "Death to the Daleks" (1974), and "Revenge of the Cybermen" (1975). He was noted for his use of primitive musical instruments, using Crumhorns