Primrose Cumming (1915–2004) was a British children's book author.
Her writing career spanned over 30 years, and produced some fine examples of the pony book genre, combining accurate observation of human and equine with a certain wry humour. In her most sought-after title Silver Snaffles, Tattles is brilliantly observed: by turns tetchy and patient, he is the archetypal family pony who has long-sufferingly taught generations of children to ride; in contrast, Smug, the evil pony in Silver Eagle Carries On has a mind strictly her own:
“Smug, of course, had no intention of jumping anything, but she held upon the right course until the last second, when she adroitly stepped to one side.”[1]
Primrose Cumming was equally good at human characters: the Silver Eagle Riding School series has Josephine, the brilliant, but irritating middle sister, alternately a torment and an inspiration to her elder sister Mary.[1] Tabby and Martin Mead in The Wednesday Pony dream their lives away wishing their pony Jingo was a show hack, a racehorse or simply a Dream Pony before realising that they would have to go a very long way before finding a better pony than the one they have.[1]
PrimroseCumming (1915–2004) was a British children's book author. Her writing career spanned over 30 years, and produced some fine examples of the pony...
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old, after which Mendes and his mother settled in Primrose Hill in North London. He attended Primrose Hill Primary School and was in the same class as...
in randomly shifting languages that she cannot control. Anna Devlin as Primrose Chattoway: A sixteen-year-old girl who is ten feet tall. Kiran Sonia Sawar...
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Monro & Sons. It opened on 17 August 1911. The first headmaster was Hugh Primrose. In 1920, the school was renamed Bearsden Academy. In 1958, with the town...
British publisher, international affairs expert and entrepreneur. Harry Primrose, Lord Dalmeny (1967–), British aristocrat and the Chairman of Sotheby's...
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founded on Her Fatal Beauty by W.B. Maxell London Royal Strand Ethel Cumming 1894-07-02 Our Flot Mrs. H. Musgrave London Royal Strand Margery Sylvester...
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Present, a 12,000-year historical geography of Britain. Crane lives in Primrose Hill in northwest London with his wife; they have three children. The CTC...
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