Escape to Persia
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| Author(s): | Katharine Hull Pamela Whitlock |
| Illustrator(s): | Pamela Whitlock |
| Publisher(s): | Jonathan Cape |
| Year Published: | 1938 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Adventure Boys Growing Up British Families Fiction - Novel Girls Growing Up Holidays Horses |
| Age Range: | Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 320 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 773388351 |
Description
The Hunterly children bet their aunt they can make their way to the Oxus in twenty-four hours with only thirty shillings. The ponies are glad to see them.
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The Far-Distant Oxus (1937)
A tale of ponies and adventure set on Exmoor. TEST
Oxus in Summer (1939)
A collection of stories about the adventures of the six friends in the Oxus country.
Oxus in Summer (1940)
A collection of stories about the adventures of the six friends in the Oxus country.
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