Category: European authors
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Lieberkind, Ingvald
About the author Ingvald Lieberkind (1897–1972) was a Danish author. He wrote popular science books, as well as radio and television programmes, which he used to pass on his love of animals. He wrote two books which were translated into English: A Deer in the Family, and The Little Foal, which is the charming story of a…
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Lengstrand, Rolf & Rolén, Pierre L
About the author Rolf Lengstrand is a Swedish author who produced a set of stories about the Pony Club in Sweden, some in partnership with Pierre L Rolén. Disentangling the books is not particularly easy. I have given an additional list of other books I have found which may well be other titles not translated…
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Lamorisse, Albert
About the author Albert Lamorisse (1922–70) was a film maker and writer who made several successful films before dying in a helicopter crash in Iran. His film The Red Balloon won an Oscar for best original screenplay in 1956. A man of many talents, he also invented the board game Risk. One of his films, The Wild White…
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Johnston, Máirín
About the author Máirín Johnston is an Irish author and historian who has written on women in Ireland: one of her books is Dublin Belles – the memories and vision of 24 women who live, love and work in Dublin. She’s written just the one (as far as I know) children’s book: The Pony Express. Finding…
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Henning, Ann
About the author Ann Henning Jocelyn (the Countess of Roden) was born in Sweden in 1948. She is a gifted woman: she has worked as an academic lecturing in Art History at Gothenburg University, is a playwright, and has translated books and plays from Swedish into English, as well as writing several novels, amongst which…
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Hartenstein, Elisabeth
About the author Elisabeth Hartenstein was a German author who specialised in historical stories. She wrote several books about Alexander the Great, as well as a book set during the Chinese Yuan Dynasty, and the one horse title of hers that has been translated into English: Firelight the Red Stallion (Der Rote Hengst). This is set during…
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Hamilton, Esmé
About the author Esmé Hamilton lived in Ireland, where all her stories are set, and loved horses all her life. Three of her books at least are about Speedy and her foals, Rainbow, Seafire and Goldfinch. Finding the booksMost of the books are easy to find: Starlight is easy to find as a US edition,…
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Guillot, René
About the author René Guillot (1900–69) was a French writer. He taught mathematics in Dakar, in Senegal, where he taught for over 20 years. He travelled throughout the country during this time, and set many of his stories there. He wrote widely for children and adults, and in 1964, received the Hans Christian Andersen Award,…
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Giebken, Sabine
About the author Sabine Giebken is one of the Stabenfeldt stable of authors. She lives in Bavaria, and Moonlight Shadow is her first full length novel. She has ridden since she was eight, and has a German Riding Pony (Welsh part bred) called Jack. Finding the bookNot published in the UK, but copies are slowly appearing on…