The New Adventures of the Glorious Five (1943) is the second book in the series. Due to the illness of Julian's mother, Dick and Anne, the Glorious Five had to go to Georgie's parents at Kirin Cottage for the Christmas holidays. The worst thing is that now instead of rest and entertainment they had to study - they decided to invite a tutor for the children. The holidays threaten to become the most boring of their lives, until suddenly the children find a strange ancient scroll, and Georgie's father's notes with a very important formula disappear. And a new investigation begins, but this time there is a disturbance in the friendly company of adventurers...