19th title in the Lone Pine series, set on Dartmoor.
Malcolm Saville Books
Malcolm Saville was an English author celebrated for his captivating children's books, particularly the Lone Pine series. His narratives deeply emphasize setting, featuring vivid descriptions of the English countryside, villages, and towns. Saville masterfully captures the atmospheric essence of the landscape, making it a central element of his storytelling.






Malcolm Saville Short Stories
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A collection of all known short stories by Malcolm Saville, including three which were originally published as books, though two were very short and the other not a very long one. The stories are:Rosemary for RemembranceThe Soldier’s GardenThe Arts of War in a GardenStonewall JacksonThe Flowers Must StayMy Gardener I – SmithsonMy Gardener II – CharlieMy Gardener III – MeadowsJohn and Jennifer at the FarmHarvest HolidayThe Flower-show HatSecret in the MistBut This Family Learnt Its lessonWhere the Bus StoppedThe Thin Grey Man
The Luck of Sallowby
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The Jillions did not check the weather forecast before going to the village of Sallowby just outside Ely.This story recalls Hereward the Wake and his resistance to the Norman invasion. More immediately the Fens are invaded by flooding. The story accurately portrays the storms of 1947. The illustrations are based on photographs taken during the resulting Great Fen Floods.
Jane's Country Year
- 195 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The first edition since 1946, with full colour illustrations throughout. Malcolm Saville's classic 1946 novel is about eleven-year old Jane's discovery of nature and country life during a year spent convalescing on her uncle's farm, after having been dangerously ill in post-war London.
White Fire
- 216 pages
- 8 hours of reading
White fire
Two Fair Plaits
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Jillies No 2The Jillies' adventure is in London's Dockland. They rescue Belinda from her kidnappers. Jilly Day and Chris Giles have written introductions to Two Fair Plaits.
The Dagger & The Flame
- 186 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The sixth Marston Baines adventure and just as exciting ...
Marston-Master Spy
- 184 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Redshank's Warning
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Redshank’s Warning is the first title in the Jillies series. Redshank’s Warning introduces us to the Jillions – Mandy, Prue and Tim – and the Standings – Guy and Mark. The scene is Blakeney in Norfolk with its wild salt flats. When the Jillies meet Guy and Mark, they are expecting some happy bird watching but they never guessed what else they would be watching. What was Miss Harvey plotting? Who was the villain, Mr Sandrock or Mr Martin? And what was the meaning of the Redshank’s warning?
Strangers at Snowfell
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Those charming Malcolm Saville characters, the Jillies - Mandy, Pru and Tim - together with Guy and Mark, run into an exciting adventure near Penrith.The train they are in is snowbound, but even before this a series of curious events arouses their suspicions and they get on the trail of something very, very crooked.They leave the train, and after that it is adventure fast - and at times furious - in the midst of snowy hills. Mandy and Guy are beginning to have a tender little romance, too, and Strangers at Snowfell is altogether thrilling and delightful.