Josephine Mary Wedderburn Pullein-ThompsonMBE (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. Her mother and two sisters, Christine and Diana also wrote and they created a large number of books and many of them were on the theme of horses.
Pullein-Thompson was born on 3 April 1924 into a notable family. Her father, Harold Pullein-Thompson, had the Military Cross and her mother, Joanna Cannan, was a prolific and successful author. She was the second child as she had an elder brother who would adopt his mother's name to be a successful playwright of comedies as Denis Cannan. She also had two younger sisters (who were twins) and all the children would be writers.[1]
The family home was a villa in the suburb of Wimbledon where her father would have two seats on the centre court. Her father was badly wounded and in frequent pain, he had earned the Military Cross during the war. He had been a teacher before the war but he sold fridges and had a game company.[2] His game company was the first to manufacture the game "Go" under its Chinese name, but it has her mother who made more money writing pony books. The family moved to Rotherfield Peppard in Oxfordshire where their large house, The Grove, had its own stables. The girls learned to ride and would compete in events.[2] In time they would describe their country childhood in their joint autobiography Fair Girls and Grey Horses (2014).[3] The girls had an unusual education as distinct from their brother who went to Eton College. She was taught by a "mad woman in a hut" and she was rebellious and stubborn. The girls prided themselves on not conforming to expectations.[2]
When she was fifteen and her sisters were fourteen they abandoned education and they started a riding school in wartime Britain.[4] The riding school brought in extra money as the three sisters taught others to ride.[5]
In 1946, she had her first book, Six Ponies, published and the die was cast as she had also helped write It Began With Picotee which the three sisters created together in 1941, but published also in 1946.[2] The sisters would write dozens of books and Josephine wrote four dozen herself.
Josephine was vice president of the Woodland Hunt Branch of the British Pony Club.[4]
She was the general secretary (1976–93) and then president of PEN International.[4]
She got the Golden PEN Award in 2007 for her services to literature.[6]
Private lifeedit
For the last twenty years of her life, she was the devoted companion of the lawyer and author Anthony Babington. He had been so wounded during the war that his girlfriend abandoned him. He had to regain his voice as that part of his brain was damaged. Until he died in 2004 Babington would travel with Josephine to PEN meetings around the world.[7]
Worksedit
Six Ponies (1946)
I Had Two Ponies (1947)
Plenty of Ponies (1949)
Pony Club Team (1950)
The Radney Riding Club (1951)
Prince Among Ponies (1952)
One Day Event (1954)
Show Jumping Secret (1955)
Patrick's Pony (1956)
Pony Club Camp (1957)
The Trick Jumpers (1958)
All Change (1961; later republished as The Hidden Horse)
How Horses Are Trained (non-fiction, 1961)
Ponies In Colour (non-fiction) (1962)
Learn To Ride Well (non-fiction, 1966, later republished as How To Ride Well)
Horses and Their Owners (non-fiction, 1970)
Race Horse Holiday (1971, also published as Racehorse Holiday)
Star Riders Of The Moor (1974; later republished as Star Riders)
Ride Better And Better (with her sister, non-fiction, 1977)[8]
Fear Treks The Moor (1978)
Black Nightshade (1978)
Ride To The Rescue (1979)
Ghost Horse On The Moor (1980)
The No-Good Pony (1981)
Treasure On The Moor (1982)
The Prize Pony (1982)
Black Raven (1982)
Pony Club Cup (1982)
Save The Ponies (1984)
Mystery On The Moor (1984)
Pony Club Challenge (1984)
Pony Club Trek (1985)
Suspicion Stalks The Moor (1986)
Black Swift (1991)
A Job With Horses (1994)
Dates Unknown
Youth In The Saddle (contributor)
She wrote the adult mystery books Gin and Murder (1959), Murder Strikes Pink (1963) and They Died In The Spring (1960). She also wrote the book A Place With Two Faces (1972) under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann.[8]
^ abcd"PULLEIN-THOMPSON, JOSEPHINE (WRITER) Reference: MS 5120". Reading University. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^Fryer, Jonathan (2015-11-05). "Diana Pullein-Thompson obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^. English PEN. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^Fryer, Jonathan (2004-05-19). "Obituary: Anthony Babington". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ abcMiranda H. Ferarra (2003). The Writers Directory. St. James Press. p. 1365. ISBN9781558625266.
January 01, 1970
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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 Her mother and two sisters Christine and Diana also wrote and they created a large number of books and many of them were on the theme of horses Josephine Pullein ThompsonThe sisters Josephine on the left c 1942BornJosephine Mary Wedderburn Pullein Thompson 1924 04 03 3 April 1924Died19 June 2014 2014 06 19 aged 90 Other namesJosephine MannOccupationWriterKnown forBooks about ponies Contents 1 Life 2 Private life 3 Works 4 ReferencesLife editPullein Thompson was born on 3 April 1924 into a notable family Her father Harold Pullein Thompson had the Military Cross and her mother Joanna Cannan was a prolific and successful author She was the second child as she had an elder brother who would adopt his mother s name to be a successful playwright of comedies as Denis Cannan She also had two younger sisters who were twins and all the children would be writers 1 The family home was a villa in the suburb of Wimbledon where her father would have two seats on the centre court Her father was badly wounded and in frequent pain he had earned the Military Cross during the war He had been a teacher before the war but he sold fridges and had a game company 2 His game company was the first to manufacture the game Go under its Chinese name but it has her mother who made more money writing pony books The family moved to Rotherfield Peppard in Oxfordshire where their large house The Grove had its own stables The girls learned to ride and would compete in events 2 In time they would describe their country childhood in their joint autobiography Fair Girls and Grey Horses 2014 3 The girls had an unusual education as distinct from their brother who went to Eton College She was taught by a mad woman in a hut and she was rebellious and stubborn The girls prided themselves on not conforming to expectations 2 When she was fifteen and her sisters were fourteen they abandoned education and they started a riding school in wartime Britain 4 The riding school brought in extra money as the three sisters taught others to ride 5 In 1946 she had her first book Six Ponies published and the die was cast as she had also helped write It Began With Picotee which the three sisters created together in 1941 but published also in 1946 2 The sisters would write dozens of books and Josephine wrote four dozen herself Josephine was vice president of the Woodland Hunt Branch of the British Pony Club 4 She was given the MBE in 1984 4 She was the general secretary 1976 93 and then president of PEN International 4 She got the Golden PEN Award in 2007 for her services to literature 6 Private life editFor the last twenty years of her life she was the devoted companion of the lawyer and author Anthony Babington He had been so wounded during the war that his girlfriend abandoned him He had to regain his voice as that part of his brain was damaged Until he died in 2004 Babington would travel with Josephine to PEN meetings around the world 7 Works editSix Ponies 1946 I Had Two Ponies 1947 Plenty of Ponies 1949 Pony Club Team 1950 The Radney Riding Club 1951 Prince Among Ponies 1952 One Day Event 1954 Show Jumping Secret 1955 Patrick s Pony 1956 Pony Club Camp 1957 The Trick Jumpers 1958 All Change 1961 later republished as The Hidden Horse How Horses Are Trained non fiction 1961 Ponies In Colour non fiction 1962 Learn To Ride Well non fiction 1966 later republished as How To Ride Well Horses and Their Owners non fiction 1970 Race Horse Holiday 1971 also published as Racehorse Holiday Proud Riders 1973 8 Black Ebony 1975 Star Riders Of The Moor 1974 later republished as Star Riders Ride Better And Better with her sister non fiction 1977 8 Fear Treks The Moor 1978 Black Nightshade 1978 Ride To The Rescue 1979 Ghost Horse On The Moor 1980 The No Good Pony 1981 Treasure On The Moor 1982 The Prize Pony 1982 Black Raven 1982 Pony Club Cup 1982 Save The Ponies 1984 Mystery On The Moor 1984 Pony Club Challenge 1984 Pony Club Trek 1985 Suspicion Stalks The Moor 1986 Black Swift 1991 A Job With Horses 1994 Dates Unknown Youth In The Saddle contributor She wrote the adult mystery books Gin and Murder 1959 Murder Strikes Pink 1963 and They Died In The Spring 1960 She also wrote the book A Place With Two Faces 1972 under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann 8 References edit nbsp Children s literature portal Bull Francesca 2018 Thompson Josephine Mary Wedderburn Pullein 1924 2014 children s writer Oxford Dictionary of National Biography doi 10 1093 odnb 9780198614128 013 108759 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 2020 06 23 a b c d Fryer Jonathan 2014 06 22 Josephine Pullein Thompson obituary The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 06 23 Pullein Thompson Christine 2014 07 24 Fair Girls and Grey Horses Allison amp Busby ISBN 978 0 7490 1636 4 a b c d PULLEIN THOMPSON JOSEPHINE WRITER Reference MS 5120 Reading University Retrieved 23 June 2020 Fryer Jonathan 2015 11 05 Diana Pullein Thompson obituary The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 06 23 Golden Pen Award English PEN Archived from the original on 2017 03 28 Retrieved 2020 06 23 Fryer Jonathan 2004 05 19 Obituary Anthony Babington The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 06 23 a b c Miranda H Ferarra 2003 The Writers Directory St James Press p 1365 ISBN 9781558625266 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josephine Pullein Thompson amp oldid 1177454482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
