She expresses more love for her mother than her father because he is strict towards her and Timmy and can be aloof. She claims to never tell lies as that is cowardly and she is not a coward. As a result, she can be perceived as rude or difficult. She is headstrong, courageous, valiant, determined and daring by nature and, like her father, has a hot and fiery temper. More modern readers somtimes interpret that George experiences gender dysphoria, but Blyton's conservatism means that is probably unintentional.

She often expresses the wish she had been born a boy instead of a girl as she dislikes the societal expectations thrust upon her, taking an instant liking to people who call her George or mistake her for a boy. George is consistent in demanding that people call her George instead of Georgina, cutting her hair very short and dressing androgynously. Roland, with Julian and Dick in her first Christmas holidays. She was a bit behind in few subjects in her first term, like Latin, French and Maths, so she was taught by a private tutor, Mr. She began her schooling at Gaylands School with Anne, where she boarded and kept Timmy with her. George, her cousins and Timothy became the Famous Five and often spent the school holidays together having adventures and solving mysteries. The discovery of gold ingots made her family wealthy again, and they could afford a good education for George and a cook at home, Joanna. Quentin changed his mind about Timothy, and let him live in the house. She met her cousins Julian, Dick and Anne for the first time at the age of 11, when they came to stay for their summer holiday ( Five on a Treasure Island). George paid her friend Alf the fisher-boy to look after him. As he grew bigger and became naughty, barking and chewing everything, her father told her to get rid of him. As she was always boyish, local people called her Master George.Īround the age of 10, George found Timothy (Timmy) as a puppy on the moors and took him home.

Her parents could not afford to send George to school, or for her to see the circus or pantomime. Fanny's family once owned a lot of land around Kirrin before having to sell it when they became poor. George is an only child, the daughter of Quentin Kirrin, a famous scientist, and Fanny Kirrin.

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