id ▁B ly ton . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁Fam ous ▁Five ▁spend ▁their ▁summer ▁hol id ays ▁at ▁Finn ist on ▁Farm ▁as ▁pay ing ▁guests . ▁Upon ▁arrival , ▁they ▁are ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁pleasant ▁Mrs ▁Phil pot ▁and ▁her ▁identical ▁tw ins , ▁ ▁Henry ▁and ▁Har ri et . ▁The ▁tw ins ▁seem ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁instant ▁dis like ▁to ▁the ▁Five . ▁The ▁Five ▁also ▁meet ▁two ▁fellow ▁pay ing ▁guests : ▁an ▁American ▁Mr ▁Hen ning ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Junior . ▁Mr ▁Hen ning ▁plans ▁to ▁buy ▁ant ique ▁pieces ▁from ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁sell ▁them ▁in ▁America . ▁Mr ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Phil pot ▁agree ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁farm ▁tre asures ▁as ▁they ▁need ▁the ▁money . ▁However ▁the ▁family ' s ▁hot - temper ed ▁Great ▁Grand d ad ▁feels ▁the ▁anti ques ▁should ▁remain ▁in ▁England . ▁▁ ▁Mr ▁Hen ning ▁and ▁Junior ▁prove ▁themselves ▁a ▁n uis ance ▁to ▁the ▁household ▁by ▁rud ely ▁ordering ▁around ▁Mrs ▁Phil pot . ▁Sym path etic ▁to ▁Mrs ▁Phil pot , ▁the ▁Five ▁offer ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁farm ▁ch ores . ▁When ▁Junior ▁dem ands ▁breakfast ▁in ▁bed , ▁George ▁teach es ▁him ▁a ▁less on , ▁making ▁him ▁agree ▁to ▁not ▁slave ▁Mrs ▁Phil pot ▁there after . ▁This ▁wins ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁the ▁Har ries ▁and ▁they ▁make ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁Five . ▁▁ ▁Anne ▁and ▁George ▁visit ▁a ▁nearby ▁ant