george kirrin (famous five)

George is a girl, with a boyish lean. She is a tomboy and insists that people call her George. With her short hair and boy's clothes she is often mistaken for a boy, which pleases her enormously. Like her father, Quentin, George has a fiery temper. She is fierce and headstrong, but very loyal to those she loves. She is sometimes extremely stubborn and causes trouble for her mother as well as her cousins. Timmy is her dog and she is very possessive of him. George is cousin to siblings Julian, Dick and Anne and is aged eleven (same as Dick) at the start of the series.
George owns the Kirrin Island on the Kirrin bay and owns a boat. She is an excellent boatsman and often rows by herself and Tim to spend some time on her island.
In one interview Enid Blyton confessed that the character of George was based on herself.…more