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The Dick Francis Complete Treasury of Great Racing Stories
The Dick Francis Complete Treasury of Great Racing Stories Author:Dick Francis (Editor), John Welcome (Editor) From his extensive experience as a Steeplechase rider, Dick Francis and John Welcome-a fellow best-selling writer-have gathered 28 of the most classic horse racing stories around. The authors range from Arthur Conan Doyle and Beryl Markham to John Taintor Foote and Francis himself. Damon Runyon's 'Pick the Winner' introduc... more »es us to the unforgettable, ironically named Hot Horse Herbie and his ever-loving fiancée, Miss Cutie Singleton. In her 'Pullinstown', Molly Keane brilliantly evokes racing among the Anglo-Irish gentry. Horse loving readers will definitely judge this a winner.
Contents:
Introduction by Dick Francis and John Welcome.
Dream / Richard Findley;
Silver Blaze / A. Conan Doyle;
Glass of Port with the Proctor / John Welcome;
Carrot for a Chestnut / Dick Francis;
Look of Eagles / John Taintor Foote;
Prime Rogues / Molly Keane;
Coop / Edgar Wallace;
Splendid Outcast / Beryl Markham;
I'm a Fool / Sherwood Anderson;
Had a Horse / John Galsworthy;
Major / Colin Davy;
What's It Get You? / J. P. Marquand;
Harmony / William Fain;
Bagman's Pony / E. de Somerville & Martin Ross;
Spring Fever / Dick Francis;
My First Winner / John Welcome;
Man Who Shot the "Favourite" / Edgar Wallace;
Pick the Winner / Damon Runyon;
Night at the Old Bergen County Race-track / Gordon Grand;
Bister / John Taintor Foote;
Dead Cert / J. C. Squire;
Inside View / C.C.L. Browne;
Tale of the Gypsy Horse / Donn Bryne;
Pullinstown / Molly Keane;
Occasional Licenses / E. de Somerville & Martin Ross;
Good Thing / Colin Davy;
Losers / Maurice Gee;
Oracle / A. B. (Banjo) Paterson.
Previously published in two separate volumes: The Dick Francis Treasury of Great Racing Stories (aka Great Racing Stories); and The New Treasury of Great Racing Stories (aka Classic Lines: More Great Racing Stories)« less