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The Marjorie and Patience series are classed as Lorna Hill’s pony stories. The books are all findable, though first editions with dustjackets will be expensive. The paperbacks are cheaper. If you can find them, as all bar Border Peel are out of print, the Girls Gone By reprints are well worth seeking out. They include the original illustrations Lorna Hill did for the books when she wrote them for her daughter Vicki.
The order below is the correct reading order: Border Peel was not published with
the other books because it was set during wartime. It is, however, the third of the
series despite its publication date. Underlined titles have their own pages with synopses: many, many thanks to Diane Janes for writing these. Many thanks too to Jim Mackenzie and Susan Bourgeau for providing pictures of the books. |
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Marjorie Art & Educational, 1948, illus Gilbert Dunlop Reprinted Nelson hb, 1959, illus A.H. Watson Reprinted Nelson Juniors, pb, 1959, illus A.H. Watson Reprinted Girls Gone By, pb, 2003 with Lorna Hill’s original illustrations
Stolen Holiday Art & Educational, 1948, illus Gilbert Dunlop Reprinted Nelson, 1956, illus A.H. Watson Nelson Juniors, pb, 1960 Reprinted Girls Gone By, pb, 2004 with Lorna Hill’s original illustrations
Northern Lights Girls Gone By, 1999
Border Peel Art & Educational, 1950 Nelson, 1956, hb, A.H. Watson Nelson, 1959, hb Reprinted Girls Gone By, pb, 2007, with Lorna Hill’s original illustrations
Castle in Northumbria Burke, 1953, illus Gilbert Dunlop Reprinted 1959 and 1961
Nelson, 1962, illus Gilbert Dunlop Children’s Book Club edition |
The pictures show first editions of Stolen Holiday, Northern Lights and Castle. The copy of No Medals for Guy is the Children’s Book Club edition.
The Marjorie Series
