Lindsey, John

About the author

John Lindsey (b.1909)  was a pseudonym used by John Saint Clair Muriel. He wrote biographies of Wren, Lady Jane Grey and Robert Burns, and also several novels, amongst which are two horsey titles: The Bay Filly (1945) and White Socks (1948).

Finding the books
Not always easy to find, but are not expensive if you do.

Links and sources
British Library


Bibliography (horse books only)


The Bay Filly

Rich & Cowan, London, 1945, 160 pp
Paperback reprint, 1946

The story of a horse bought at the Dublin Sales, which changed its owner’s life.

White Socks

Rich & Cowan, London, 1948, 208 pp