Then There Were Five

Then There Were Five
First edition cover with Enright artwork
AuthorElizabeth Enright
IllustratorEnright
SeriesMelendy family
GenreRealistic children's fiction
PublisherFarrar & Rinehart
Publication date
1944
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages241 pp.
OCLC299613
LC ClassPZ7.E724 Te
Preceded byThe Four-Story Mistake 
Followed bySpiderweb for Two 

Then There Were Five is a children's novel written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright, published by Farrar & Rineheart in 1944. It is the third of four books in the Melendy family series which Enright inaugurated in 1941. Continuing life at the "four-story mistake" country house during World War II, the four children have adventures that include a neighbor boy who finally joins the family.