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Christine Pullein-Thompson, later Christine Popescu and a nom de plume of Christine Keir (1 October 1925 – 2 December 2005) was a British horsewoman and writer known for her pony books. Her mother, her two sisters and her daughter also wrote pony books; together they created more than 200 books for children – and Christine wrote more than ...
Pullein-Thompson is the family name of: Charlotte Pullein-Thompson (born 1957), British pony and cookbook writer Christine Pullein-Thompson (1925–2005), British pony book writer
Josephine Mary Wedderburn Pullein-Thompson MBE (3 April 1924 – 19 June 2014), sometimes known as Josephine Mann, was a British writer known for her pony books. She was a leading member of the Pony Club and PEN International .
Daughter of children's author Christine Pullein-Thompson, [1] niece of Denis Cannan, Diana Pullein-Thompson and Josephine Pullein-Thompson. She is great granddaughter of Charles Cannan and Mary Wedderburn, granddaughter of Joanna Cannan, great niece of May Cannan. She is also related to Gilbert Cannan.
Diana Farr (née Pullein-Thompson; 1 October 1925 – 21 September 2015), was a British horsewoman and writer known for her pony books.Her mother and two sisters also wrote and together they created a large number of children's books, many of which were on the theme of horses.
Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer. Born Denis Pullein-Thompson, the son of Captain Harold J. Pullein-Thompson and novelist Joanna Cannan, he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. [1]
The 1877 novel Black Beauty, although about a horse and not a pony, is seen as a forerunner of pony book fiction. [1] [2]Pony books themselves began to appear in the late 1920s. [1]
Christine de Pizan (1364 – c. 1430, Italy/France, f/nf), full name Cristina da Pizzano; ... Josephine Pullein-Thompson (1924–2014, England, ch)