STORM AHEAD

First Published 1953 by Collins

Collins 1953
First Edition

illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam

Set around Rye Harbour, Sussex. Lindsey Thornton from Punchbowl Farm joins Tamzin at her home.

A great storm blows up, described in chilling detail from the author's own experience, and the village rally round to protect themselves and to help those in peril.

First edition red boards with gold lettering on spine; 135x200mm; map endpapers; 190pp; illustrated by 4 full and 6 half-page drawings, plus title page vignette and 4 text vignettes.
Dustwrapper rear has crits of four other of author's books, rear flap form for subscription to Collins Magazine; cover price 8s 6d.

Reprinted

1955: 7.5x5.25 inches; red boards, black blocking; otherwise book as first; [this will be the 6/- edition on SE list.] Dustwrapper on copy advertised on Ebay Oct 2006 states cp as 5/- so perhaps not a 'six shilling edition'!

Other Editions:

Waldstatt Verlag 1956:
Hardback with dustwrapper; as Der alte Jim und seine Jungens.

Puffin 1957 cover
Puffin 1957:
Paperback edition with new wrap-around cover by Geoffrey Whittam; 206pp; original illustrations; Puffin Story Book No. 106; cover price 3/-.

Armada 1967
On SE list but not seen. ?Probably in error for the Puffin edition?

Girls Gone By 2005:
Published July 2005.
A new paperback impression using the full text and the Geoffrey Whittam map and illustrations of the original book; 19x13mm (7.5x5 inches); 228pp; full colour cover reproducing the front of the first edition wrapper; the rear plain blue with the first edition spine illustrated to the left of a story summary originally printed inside the front flap of the dustwrapper.

Girls Gone By edition
2005

A preface by Shelley, Monica's daughter and role model for both Tamzin and Lindsey introduces the book. It is illustrated by four family photographs taken at the farm.
This is followed by a twenty-five page introduction to the author, the places and the books of Monica Edwards by Joy Wotton. This is also illustrated throughout with photographs.
On page 42 Storm Ahead begins, with Geoffrey Whittam's map. Oddly his credit is removed from the title page. However, this is the only omission as the book is as written and first published; nothing missing.

rear cover

It is a lovely book and will be a delight for those many who have been unable to get hold of a copy of this title.
ISBN 1-904417-93-9; Cost price Ł9.99 including postage from the publishers.
(Copies can be ordered from the Girls Gone By website, see 'Links' above.)

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Illustrations copyright the respective Publishers
Text copyright John Allsup
Last updated October 2006