The Midnight Horse
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The Midnight Horse is the third book in the Romney Marsh series of novels by Monica Edwards
, published in 1949 by Collins
. Tamzin and Rissa are joined for the first time by Meryon Fairbrass and his friend, Roger Lambert. Together they set out to solve the mystery of the ghostly horse which is said to race along the Dunsford Bay shoreline.
They also collect junk to barter for a horse as a birthday present for Diccon (Tamzin's young brother). The four of them become involved in the Winklesea pageant.
Monica Edwards originally wrote the story without Meryon and Roger but was persuaded by her publishers (Collins
) to include male characters so that the book would appeal to boys as well as girls.
Monica Edwards
Monica Edwards was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels.-Early life:...
, published in 1949 by Collins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
. Tamzin and Rissa are joined for the first time by Meryon Fairbrass and his friend, Roger Lambert. Together they set out to solve the mystery of the ghostly horse which is said to race along the Dunsford Bay shoreline.
They also collect junk to barter for a horse as a birthday present for Diccon (Tamzin's young brother). The four of them become involved in the Winklesea pageant.
Monica Edwards originally wrote the story without Meryon and Roger but was persuaded by her publishers (Collins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
) to include male characters so that the book would appeal to boys as well as girls.
Subsequent editions
- Vanguard Press (American edition) - 1950
- Collins Crown Library - 1954
- Collins Three Great Pony Stories - 1971, 1972
- John Goodchild - 1984 New edition (updated and abridged)