Everyone's heard about Black Beauty, probably the greatest horse that ever lived. But what about the rest of his family? Here we meet some of his other extraordinary relations, each with an amazing story to tell. There's his brother, Black Ebony, who is involved in a terrible mining accident; his great niece, Black Princess, a heroine in World War One; and then there's Black Velvet, a distant relation whose life as a show jumper is about to change dramatically.
Are your twins normal?' Mrs Pullein-Thompson was asked. 'Good God, I hope not,' she retorted. The twins were Diana and Christine who, with their elder sister, Josephine, wrote more than 150 books, which have sold in their millions around the world. Fifty years after the joint publication of their first book, It Began with Picotee, the siblings wrote about their extraordinary childhood with lovable, but often unreliable animals and unforgettable humans. Their charming, nostalgic memoir offers a glimpse into the lives of three remarkable sisters who went on to become household names to a generation of readers.
Memories of a country childhood. The twins were the young Diana and Christine who, with their elder sister, have writen over 150 books, which have sold millions around the world. Now, 50 years after the publication of their first pony book in 1946, the three sisters have combined again, to describe their early childhood with lovable but often unreliable animals and unforgettable humans. Their lives are often the very stuff of pony books in these funny and moving recollections, as the spasmodically educated authors look back to those days between 1928 and 1942 that turned them into the prolific writers they became.
Nightshade, born during the reign of George the Third, tells of his adventures as a highly successful racehorse and the challenges of being a highwayman's steed. Black Romany describes the thrill of the hunt and undertakes an amazing cross-country journey encountering ghosts, thieves and swollen rivers. Blossom's life begins with hardship when she is removed from her mother as a young foal and sold to a coal merchant. However the story ends with her being 'the bravest of them all'. Each story is set in an historical context describing the lives and hardships of the characters involved.
I centrum for denne historie er hesten Black Ebony, der er Black Beautys bror. Han lever en omtumlet tilværelse fyldt med konstant skiftende ejere, og det er langt fra alle, der er lige gode ved ham. Dette uagtet holder Black Ebony stadig fast i drømmen om et lykkeligt liv – lige indtil han kommer ud for en ulykke ... Josephine Pullein-Thompson (1924-2014) var en britisk forfatter fra en familie fyldt med skribenter. Hendes to søskende, Diana og Christine, var ligeledes forfattere og sammen er de kendt for deres massive bidrag til litteratur om heste og ridning. Josephine Pullein-Thompson var igennem hele sit liv selv interesseret i heste og ridning og havde sin egen rideskole. Hun har blandt andet udgivet hestebogsserien "Ponyrytterne" om Frances og hendes veninders eventyr. Selvom Pullein-Thompson primært skrev bøger henvendt til børn og unge, udgav hun også nogle få romaner rettet mod en voksen læserskare. Disse bøger blev udgivet under pseudonymet Josephine Mann. Serien om Black Beautys familie fortæller om spændende historier fyldt med oplevelser, udfordringer og eventyr for de smukke heste, der kommer ud for lidt af hver på deres rejser.
Are your twins normal?' Mrs Pullein-Thompson was asked. 'Good God, I hope not,' she retorted. The twins were Diana and Christine who, with their elder sister, Josephine, wrote more than 150 books, which have sold in their millions around the world. Fifty years after the joint publication of their first book, It Began with Picotee, the siblings wrote about their extraordinary childhood with lovable, but often unreliable animals and unforgettable humans. Their charming, nostalgic memoir offers a glimpse into the lives of three remarkable sisters who went on to become household names to a generation of readers.
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