Monica Dickens

Monica Dickens

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Monica Dickens was a great granddaughter of Charles Dickens and born in 1915, She was one of the two or three best-selling woman's novelists of her generation. She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, but was expelled after throwing her school uniform over Hammersmith Bridge. She joined a drama school before being presented at Court in 1935. During the war she worked as a nurse and in a Spitfire factory, and began writing novels. Praise came with every book: JB Priestley wrote 'Monica Dickens gets better and better', AS Byatt argued that she was much underestimated. John Betjeman declared that she was a novelist 'who has all the airs and graces a reader could wish for'. Monica Dickens felt the challenge to write for children and began in the 1970s. Her Follyfoot books were made into one of the most successful TV series for children of the 1970s and remain a favourite of horse-lovers everywhere. Monica Dickens loved riding and she kept horses. She died in 1985
8th July 2010

Follyfoot

Follyfoot Farm is a retirement home for old or unwanted horses, invariably horses rescued from a cruel fate or cruel own... MoreFollyfoot

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2nd June 2011

Dora at Follyfoot

The Colonel, owner of Follyfoot, the Home of Rest for Horses, has been ill and has to go away to convalesce. Dora and St... MoreDora at Follyfoot

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20th December 2012

Spring Comes to World's End

With their parents working on a boat in the Mediterranean, Tom, Carrie, Em and Michael have learnt to look after themsel... MoreSpring Comes to World's End

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14th August 2012

The House at World's End

Carrie, Tom, Em and Michael Fielding are at the mercy of their rotten Uncle Rudolph after a fire leaves them homeless, w... MoreThe House at World's End

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5th July 2012

The Horses of Follyfoot

Dora is invited out to America to help set up a home of rest for horses. When she leaves and is given a horse to take ba... MoreThe Horses of Follyfoot

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20th December 2012

World's End in Winter

There is a place at World’s End for any furry or feathered friend in need. The Fielding children live in a rambling old ... MoreWorld's End in Winter

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20th December 2012

Summer at World's End

Tom, Carrie, Em and Michael are still living on their own at World's End. In between wondering where the next meal will ... MoreSummer at World's End

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