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Malcolm Saville

    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.

    White Fire
    Jane's Country Year
    The Luck of Sallowby
    Man with Three Fingers
    Witchend: Sea Witch Comes Home
    Witchend: Not Scarlet But Gold
    • 2023

      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

      Malcolm Saville Short Stories
    • 2022

      Jane's Country Year

      • 195 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.2(44)Add rating

      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.

      Jane's Country Year
    • 2021

      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.

      Strangers at Snowfell
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2020

      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.

      Two Fair Plaits
    • 2019