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Christine Pullein-Thompson (1925-2005)
Along with her two sisters and mother (Joanna Cannan) Christine forms part of the most famous pony book writing dynasty of all time. She was born in 1925 and wrote over 100 books before her death in 2005. She and her two sisters, twin Diana, and elder sister Josephine, decided to write a pony book together when still in their teens. From then on the rest, as they say, was history. The girls' knowledge and experience of ponies and riding - they competed, broke and trained ponies and ran their own riding school - shines through in their books.
Christine was the most prolific of the three sisters, writing a huge amount of pony stories, plus many other non-pony books (many of which are now hard to find). Her books tend to be slightly darker than those of her sisters in tone, and many also dealt with important social issues of the time such as poverty, housing problems and urban development. The many poverty-stricken characters in her pony books dispel the myth that pony stories are all elitist and full of spoilt rich kids!
Her daughter Charlotte Popescu is also an author, having written a number of non-fiction pony books and cookery books. She runs the Cavalier Paperbacks publishing company which has published a number of her mother's (and aunt's) pony books.
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Phantom Horse Series:
Follows the many adventures of Jean who acquires a beautiful wild horse from America and brings him home to England. The series starts off fairly traditional but gets more adventure/mystery orientated in the later books.
PONYMAD SERIES RATING: 3 - 4 HORSESHOES
1) PHANTOM HORSE
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1955
ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Reprinted in hardback by Collins, including Collins Seagull Library edition.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback in various editions by Armada in 1960s, 70s and 80s, by Ravette in 1989 and by Award in 2011.
EDITIONS PICTURED: Collins Seagull edition, Armada paperbacks, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: Jean and brother Angus move to America and there Jean falls in love with the beautiful wild palomino Phantom Horse. But he has been running loose and evading captors for a long time. Can she and Angus succeed where others have failed?
2) PHANTOM HORSE COMES HOME
FIRST PRINTED: ARMADA PAPERBACKS 1970
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Paperback original.
Reprinted in hardback by Severn House.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in the 1970s and 80s, Ravette in 1989 and Award in 2011.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperback reprint, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: Jean and Angus return to the UK bringing Phantom with them. How will he adjust to his new life?
3) PHANTOM HORSE GOES TO IRELAND
aka PHANTOM HORSE DISAPPEARS (Award paperback)
FIRST PRINTED: ARMADA PAPERBACKS 1972
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Paperback original.
Reprinted in hardback by Severn House in 1980.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1978, Ravette in 1989 and Award in 2011
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperback reprint, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: Jean and Angus discover a dreadful secret in their Aunt's attic and end up having adventures in Ireland.
4) PHANTOM HORSE IN DANGER
FIRST PRINTED: ARMADA PAPERBACKS 1980
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Paperback original.
Reprinted in hardback by Severn House.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback by Ravette in 1989 and Award in 2011.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: Can the children save their beloved ponies from slaughter?
5) PHANTOM HORSE GOES TO SCOTLAND
aka PHANTOM HORSE ISLAND MYSTERY (Award paperback)
FIRST PRINTED: ARMADA PAPERBACKS 1981
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Paperback original.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback Ravette in 1989.
Reprinted in paperback Award in 2011 with a change of title.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: Jean and Angus are staying on a beautiful Scottish Island but all is not as it seems…
6) WAIT FOR ME PHANTOM HORSE
FIRST PRINTED: SEVERN HOUSE 1985
ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC ROWE (Award editions only)
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards by Award in 1997.
Reprinted in paperback by Ravette in 1989 and Award in 2011.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Ravette paperback, Award hardback, Award paperback.
SUMMARY: More mystery and danger for Jean and Angus as they befriend a strange new girl and Phantom is stolen.
Collectors Info:
Only two of these had hardback first editions, most were paperback originals. Fairly easy books to find, as they were printed in many editions in both hardback and paperback. The latest paperback editions by Award are still in print. Please note that two of the books had their titles changed in this edition, there are not 2 new stories! The only really hard edition to find is the first edition of the first in series.
Unfortunately many of the editions of this series had no illustrations. If you like illustrated stories I would suggest the Award editions as they are all illustrated quite nicely by Eric Rowe.
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Black Beauty's Family/Clan Series:
(With Josephine & Diana Pullein-Thompson)
A series of historical pony novels following in the hoofprints of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Written by all three of the Pullein-Thompson sisters. The novels are set from the horse's point of view and are the life stories of a number of Black Beauty's supposed relatives/ancestors.
The books were originally published as omnibus editions containing three novels/novellas in each. Four of these novels were also published as single volumes.
Original Omnibus Editions:
1) BLACK BEAUTY'S CLAN
aka BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY (Red Fox paperback)
Includes:
BLACK VELVET (by Christine)
BLACK PRINCESS (by Diana)
BLACK EBONY (by Josephine)
FIRST PRINTED: BROCKHAMPTON 1975
ILLUSTRATED BY ELISABETH GRANT
Reprinted in paperback by Red Fox in 2000 when it was very confusingly (and rather stupidly) re-titled Black Beauty's Family - which is also the name of the second instalment in the original series!
USA edition published in hardback by McGraw-Hill in 1980.
The three stories were also published separately in paperbacks by Knight. (See 'Single Volumes' section below)
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Red Fox paperback, USA edition.
SUMMARY: Follows the stories of Black Beauty's younger brother Black Ebony who falls on hard times when he is injured, and two of his later descendants Black Princess, who takes part in the First World War and Black Ebony, who is a show jumper.
Read Review (off web-site)
2) BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY
aka MORE FROM BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY (Red Fox paper-back)
Includes:
BLACK NIGHTSHADE (by Josephine)
BLACK ROMANY (by Diana)
BLOSSOM (by Christine)
FIRST PRINTED: HODDER & STOUGHTON 1978
ILLUSTRATED BY ELISABETH GRANT
Reprinted in paperback by Red Fox in 2001 and re-titled.
USA edition published in hardback by McGraw-Hill in 1980.
Black Nightshade was reprinted as a single volume in paperback by Knight in 1980. (See 'Single Volumes' section below)
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Red Fox paperback, USA edition.
SUMMARY: Three stories of Black Beauty's relatives from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Read Review (off web-site)
3) BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY 2
Includes:
BLACK RAVEN AND THE WITCH (by Josephine)
BLACK PIPER (by Diana)
BLACK PIONEER (by Christine)
FIRST PRINTED BEAVER PAPERBACKS 1982
Paperback original.
As far as I know. Not reprinted at all.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.
SUMMARY: Shorter than the other omnibus editions: the three stories are novella size rather than full length novels.
Other Omnibus Editions:
BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY 1
FIRST PRINTED: BEAVER PAPERBACKS 1981
ILLUSTRATED BY ELISABETH GRANT
Paperback original.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.
SUMMARY: Paperback 2 in 1 containing: Black Romany and Blossom
BLACK BEAUTY'S FAMILY
FIRST PRINTED: CHANCELLOR PRESS 1986
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.
SUMMARY: A large hardback omnibus edition with pictorial boards. Contains Velvet, Princess, Ebony, Nightshade, Romany, Blossom.
Single Volumes:
BLACK VELVET
FIRST PRINTED: KNIGHT PAPERBACKS 1979
Reprinted in paperback by Knight in 1983
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, reprint
BLACK PRINCESS
FIRST PRINTED: KNIGHT PAPERBACKS 1979
Reprinted in paperback by Knight in 1983
Also a Swedish and Danish edition.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, reprint, Danish edition
BLACK EBONY
FIRST PRINTED: KNIGHT PAPERBACKS 1979
Possibly reprinted by Knight - need confirmation.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.
BLACK NIGHTSHADE
FIRST PRINTED: KNIGHT PAPERBACKS 1980
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.
Collectors Info:
If there is a more confusing series to collect (or explain!) I've yet to encounter it. I'm not sure what the various publishers were thinking, but for a start there were three omnibus editions, all completely different, all entitled Black Beauty's Family and this is only the start of the confusion! I have tried to make sense of this publishing nightmare so that nobody ends up buying duplicates of the stories. I hope I have succeeded!
The series was first published in omnibus form, each volume containing three stories (novel or novella length), making a total of nine stories in all. Four of these were then published as single volume paperbacks. The first six stories appeared in a number of different omnibuses, although the last three were not reprinted at all and are only available in Black Beauty's Family 2.
The first two omnibus editions were also published in the USA under their original titles and mercifully don't appear to have been reprinted or their titles changed! The series is reasonably easy to find, especially the paperback editions and the American editions are easy to find in the USA. Black Beauty's Family 2 is probably the hardest edition to find, especially outside of the UK, although it is not usually expensive.
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Other Horse & Pony Books:
IT BEGAN WITH PICOTEE
(With Diana & Josephine Pullein-Thompson)
FIRST PRINTED: A & C BLACK 1946
ILLUSTRATED BY ROSEMARY ROBERTSON
COLLECTOR'S INFO: Not reprinted. Fairly rare, especially with jacket.
SUMMARY: Early collaboration by all three sisters, written when they were just teenagers.
PONYMAD RATING: 2 HORSESHOES
WE RODE TO THE SEA
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1948
ILLUSTRATED BY MIL BROWN
Reprinted in hardback by Collins with a different dustwrapper.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 23) in 1973.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1965.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: First edition rare. The other editions are easier to find but still not that common.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Collins hardback reprint, Armada paperback, Collins Pony Library edition
SUMMARY: Christine's first solo novel. An adventure set on a long distance ride. The Macgregors set off on a riding tour of the Highlands and find more excitement than they bargained for…
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
RIDERS FROM AFAR
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1954
ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLOTTE HOUGH
Reprinted in hardback by Collins a couple of time in the 1950s/60s.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 6) in 1972
Reprinted in hardback by White Lion.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1968.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: The first edition and the White Lion are the hardest editions to find, the paperback the easiest.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Collins Pony Library edition, White Lion edition, Armada paperback.
SUMMARY: Two very different pairs of kids, from England and the USA, learn to get along, with the help of horses of course!
PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES
A DAY TO GO HUNTING
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1956
ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1969 and 1975.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: First editions fairly rare, Armada paperback editions quite common. As far as I know there were no other editions.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperbacks.
SUMMARY: A day in the life of a group of characters united by a hunt.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
STOLEN PONIES
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1957
ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 4) in 1973
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1964, 1974, 1983.
Reprinted in paperback by Cavalier in 1994.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: The first edition and Collins Pony Library edition are rare, but the paperbacks are easy to find. The Cavalier edition is still in print as of 2019 and can be bought directly from Cavalier Paperbacks
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperbacks, Collins Pony Library edition, Cavalier paperback.
SUMMARY: When their parents marry the Richardson and O'Connor children dislike each other intensely, but they have to learn to get on in order to save some wild moorland ponies from death.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
THE IMPOSSIBLE HORSE
(Originally written under name of Christine Keir)
FIRST PRINTED: EVANS 1957
ILLUSTRATED BY MAURICE TULLOCH
Originally published under the pseudonym of Christine Keir.
Reprinted in paperback by Knight under the author's real name.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: First edition published under the Christine Keir name is quite rare, paperbacks are fairly easy to find.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperback
SUMMARY: Seventeen year old Jan has left school and is breaking and schooling horses for a living. After a hunting accident, everyone says the bay horse Benedictine is too dangerous to ride but jan is determined to prove them wrong and prove he can be a champion. Aimed at a slightly older readership than the other books.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 - 4 HORSESHOES
RIDE BY NIGHT
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1960
ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE
Reprinted in hardback by the Childrens Book Club in 1961.
Reprinted in hardback with pictorial boards as part of the Collins Pony Library (number 25) in 1974.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1967 and 1979.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: Not a particularly hard title to find. The Collins Pony Library edition and firsts with dustwrappers can be quite elusive, however.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Collins Pony Library edition, Armada paperbacks.
SUMMARY: Desmond and Sheila decide to go camping with their ponies and get mixed up in a dangerous adventure.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
THE HORSE SALE
FIRST PRINTED: COLLINS 1960
ILLUSTRATED BY SHEILA ROSE
Reprinted in hardback by Collins in 1962.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1971 and 1979.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: Although the first edition is rare the 1962 hardback reprint and the paperbacks are quite easy to find and usually low cost.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Armada paperbacks.
SUMMARY: Excellent novel, one of author's best, about the effect an upcoming horse sale has on a group of characters and their horses. For Olga and Maurice it signals disaster and could mean the loss of their beloved ponies, but for Edwin it heralds the excitement of buying his own horse.
PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES
LITTLE BLACK PONY
FIRST PUBLISHED: HAMISH HAMILTON 1967
Published as part of the Reindeer Library series of books.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: Rare, but not usually too expensive.
SUMMARY: Picture book for younger readers.
PONYMAD RATING: 2 HORSESHOES
I RODE A WINNER
FIRST PRINTED: ARMADA PAPERBACKS 1973
Paperback original.
Reprinted in hardback by Severn House in 1984.
Reprinted in paperback by Armada in 1979.
Reprinted in paperback by Cavalier in 1994.
Published in the USA in paperback by Scholastic.
COLLECTOR'S INFO: First edition is paperback and not too hard to find. All paperback reprints are easy to find. The least common edition is the Severn House hardback. Cavalier edition still in print as of 2019 and can be bought directly from Cavalier Paperbacks website.
EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition (paperback), Armada paperback, Severn House hardback, Cavalier paperback, USA Scholastic edition.
SUMMARY: A classic traditional pony story. A girl forgets her family troubles as she learns to ride and eventually trains a show jumper.
PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES
Read Review
A PONY IN DISTRESS
FIRST PRINTED: CAVALIER PAPERBACKS 1994
COLLECTOR'S INFO: Still in print as of March 2019. Can be bought direct from the Cavalier Paperbacks website.
SUMMARY: A misfit young boy and a neglected pony form a deep bond in this excellent emotional story.
PONYMAD RATING: 4 HORSESHOES
SUNDANCE SAVES THE DAY
FIRST PRINTED: CAVALIER PAPERBACKS 1997
COLLECTORS INFO: Quite rare but usually cheap.
SUMMARY: Special story written to tie in with the Julip model horse toys, which are pony characters in the book. Aimed at a much younger readership than the majority of the author's books.
Collectors Info:
For individual book information see above. All of the hardback first editions are fairly rare with jackets. The rarest is It Began with Picotee, especially with a jacket. The hardest of the other books to find is Little Black Pony, however it is not usually fairly low cost. All the others have been reprinted in paperback, some many times, and are quite common, especially if you just want a reading copy.
The only book that I know had a USA edition is I Rode A Winner, but there may be more. In any case most of the books can be found in some shape or form in America without too much bother.
Some of these (see above) are still in print and can be bought directly from the publisher Cavalier Paperbacks.
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Short Story Collections Edited By The Author:
Christine edited a number of books of short stories and other compilations which included works by various authors as well as herself and her two sisters.
All of the following books are explored in much more detail (including a list of stories in each) in the British Short Story Collections web-page.
A PONY SCRAPBOOK
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: PAN PAPERBACKS 1972
Paperback original.
SUMMARY: Compilation of stories, articles, quizzes, etc by various authors.
A SECOND PONY SCRAPBOOK
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: PAN PAPERBACKS 1973
Paperback original.
SUMMARY: Compilation of stories, articles, quizzes, etc by various authors
CPT'S BOOK OF PONY STORIES
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: MACMILLAN PAPERBACKS 1975
Paperback original.
SUMMARY: Book of short stories by various authors.
THE SECOND BOOK OF PONY STORIES
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: MACMILLAN PAPERBACKS 1977
Paperback original.
SUMMARY: Book of short stories by various authors.
PONY PARADE
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: DRAGON PAPERBACKS 1978
Paperback original.
SUMMARY: Compilation of stories, verses and other horse-related bits and bobs by various authors.
HORSE AND PONY STORIES CHOSEN BY CPT
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: KINGFISHER 1992
ILLUSTRATED BY VICTOR AMBRUS
Reprinted in paperback in 1994 and then subsequently with different covers in 1997 and 2003.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, 1994, 1997 & 2003 paperbacks.
SUMMARY: Book of short stories by various authors including one by Christine herself and one by sister Diana (both these stories can also be found in The Pullein-Thompson Treasury of Horse and Pony Stories)
THUNDERING HOOVES
aka MORE HORSE AND PONY STORIES CHOSEN BY CPT
aka RIDING STORIES CHOSEN BY CPT
(By various authors)
FIRST PRINTED: KINGFISHER 1996
ILLUSTRATED BY VICTOR AMBRUS
Reprinted in paperback by Kingfisher.
Reprinted in paperback in 1998 when it was re-titled.
Reprinted in paperback in 2005 when it was again re-titled.
Also an American edition published by Kingfisher.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First paperback reprint, 1998 & 2005 paperbacks.
SUMMARY: Book of short stories and excerpts, including a story by sister Diana.
Collectors Info:
Most of the books are fairly easy to find, especially in the UK. Some of the older books may be harder to find in the USA and elsewhere. Annoying title changes make it easy to duplicate the later collections, consult the above list to prevent this!
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