THE GREAT HORSE

First Published 1960 by Naldrett Press

Illustrated by William Stobbs
'William Stobbs illustration. Click to enlarge (File size=38KB)
Illustration from the first edition
by William Stobbs

A short story, set in Yorkshire in the Civil War.

The Plomers of Hyde Farm, part of Sir Robert Dudley's estate, have bred a fine working horse - a Great Horse - that dwarves their other heavy horses yet is as light on its feet as a deer.
Their son, Robin, loves this horse and names it Barbarossa.

But Cromwell is forming cavalry, and Sir Robert is his man and sees the value of the horse. Refusing to sell is a difficult, nigh on impossible, task for a tenant . . .

First edition:
in the The Pony Club Book 11 pages 48-61 with 3 line illustrations
'The Pony Club Book 11' containing 'The Great Horse'
The Pony Club Book 11 dustwrapper

Other editions

'A Pony Scrapbook' 2nd imp 1973. Click to enlarge (29KB)
A Pony Scrapbook
Piccolo 1973 reprint
Piccolo 1972:
in A Pony Scrapbook edited by C. Pullein-Thompson
Paperback; 144pp; 'The Great Horse' pp76-94 with no illustrations.

Reprinted 1973: cover price 25p; ISBN 0-330-23266-5

The beautiful full page William Stobbs illustration from the first edition.
Stobbs illustration 3. Click to enlarge (File size=46KB)
Full page illustration from first edition
by William Stobbs

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Text copyright John Allsup
Created April 2000
last updated July 2002