Jane Badger Books
Joyce Mary Lennon
Another author who started writing very young - in fact she finished writing very young too, unless she wrote under another name. This book, part of the Country Life library, is the life story of a grey Exmoor pony called Misty. It has charming illustrations, though the Exmoors don’t look that much like Exmoors.
Finding the book: Misty is generally cheap, and easy to find as long as you don’t want a dustjacket. Copies with dustjackets can be pricey.
Finding the book: Misty is generally cheap, and easy to find as long as you don’t want a dustjacket. Copies with dustjackets can be pricey.
Misty the Grey Pony
Country Life, 1940, illus Harry Rountree
Reprinted 1941
Misty is a grey Exmoor pony, owned by Lorna. Misty’s training starts, but
soon hits
trouble when she is scared by a car and lames herself. When she’s
three she’s broken
in and goes hunting. When she’s five she’s sold to Mr
Nelson’s circus, and then on
to pull a baker’s cart. It is not a good home,
but rescue comes when the baker goes
over to motor vans and Misty is
bought for Molly. Molly is a friend of Lorna’s, and
so they meet again.
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