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Sylvia Sherry (née Blunt) [1] (born 21 April 1932) is an English author. [2]She is best known for her book A Pair of Jesus Boots, a popular novel for children and young adults set in the post-war slums of Liverpool. [3]
South Wind is a 1917 novel by British author Norman Douglas. [1] It is Douglas's most famous book [ 2 ] and his only success as a novelist. [ 3 ] It is set on an imaginary island called Nepenthe, located off the coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea , [ 1 ] a thinly fictionalized description of Capri 's residents and visitors.
A groom or stable boy (stable hand, stable lad) is a person who is responsible for some or all aspects of the management of horses and/or the care of the stables themselves. The term most often refers to a person who is the employee of a stable owner, but an owner of a horse may perform the duties of a groom, particularly if the owner only ...
"Boots" is a poem by English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). It was first published in 1903, in his collection The Five Nations. [1]"Boots" imagines the repetitive thoughts of a British Army infantryman marching in South Africa during the Second Boer War.
Who Has Seen the Wind is a novel written by Canadian author W. O. Mitchell, who took the title from a famous poem by Christina Rossetti. It was first published in 1947 [ 1 ] and has sold close to 1 million copies in Canada. [ 2 ]
The good news is that the farrier is in the area and can shoe your horse right away. However, in all the excitement your horse is having far too much fun to be caught.
The Wind Singer is a young adult novel written by William Nicholson. It is the first book of the Wind on Fire trilogy. It follows the quest of twins Kestrel and Bowman Hath, and their acquaintance Mumpo to restore the "Voice of the Wind Singer" to their city and bring happiness to their cruel society. [ 1 ]
A sketch of a boot. The Sam Vimes "Boots" theory of socioeconomic unfairness, often called simply the boots theory, is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items.