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In Praise of Famous Horses
- Author
- Sean Magee
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 1 October 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Literature, history and art, battlefield, movie and television, myth, racecourse and religion are all enriched by these magnificent creatures. From A to Z, here is the wonderful world of famous horses.
Critics Review
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Many books have been written about famous horses but none like this; a well-informed, enthusiastic, engagingly written and unusually wide-ranging work. It was written to celebrate horses famous for whatever reason and it succeeds wonderfully well
THE RACING POST
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Details
- Author
- Sean Magee
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Duration
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 2020
- ISBN
- 9781474620345
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Horses and ponies: general interest
Synopsis
In Praise of Famous Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. From D.H. Lawrence's horse Aaron, whose hide was posthumously made into a duffel-bag, to Zippy Chippy, fabled American loser, all the horses featured in this book have their very own claim to fame. Some - among them Bucephalas, Red Rum, Champion the Wonder Horse and Rocinante - are permanent residents in the equine pantheon. Others - such as Rossa Prince, who managed to lose a walkover - attract more qualified appreciation.Literature, history and art, battlefield, movie and television, myth, racecourse and religion are all enriched by these magnificent creatures. From A to Z, here is the wonderful world of famous horses.
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