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Patricia Leitch born 13 July 1933, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, is a Scottish writer, best known for her series of children's books in the pony story genre about Jinny Manders and her wild, traumatised Arabian horse Shantih, set in the Scottish Highlands. The 12 books in the Jinny series were published between 1976 and 1988 by Armada. They are currently in reprint by Catnip Publishers The Jinny series books often contain this brief biographical information:
Patricia Leitch is a vegan. Animal welfare and vegetarianism are strong themes in her books. Celtic, Arabic and Buddhist mythology and philosophy are also frequently referred to. The Jinny series marks a significant departure from the traditional 'tweedy' horse and pony stories aimed at middle-class children. Jinny is a scruffy, willful, tom-boyish girl who doesn't have any social or romantic aspirations. Serious social justice issues are raised throughout the series, forcing Jinny to confront her own prejudices and character faults. Underlying the series is a sense of predestination deriving from Celtic mythology. Jinny is portrayed as a gifted or chosen child with special and dangerous tasks to perform, guided by mysterious and sometimes frightening characters such as the Red Horse (agent of the Celtic Horse Goddess Epona) and the Walker. In this way it resembles the Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper. == Bibliography == The Jinny series: *1. For Love of a Horse (1976) *2. A Devil to Ride (1976) *3. The Summer Riders (1977) *4. Night of the Red Horse (1978) *5. Gallop to the Hills (1979) *6. Horse in a Million (1980) *7. The Magic Pony (1982) *8. Ride Like the Wind (1984) *9. Chestnut Gold (1984) *10. Jump for the Moon (1985) *11. Horse of Fire (1986) *12. Running Wild (1988) Some other works by Patricia Leitch: *A Pony Of Our Own (Blackie & Son 1960; Knight Books 1971) *The Horse From Black Loch - also known as Black Loch (William Collins 1963 Hardback; Fonatana 1979 Paperback) *Last Summer To Ride (1963) *A Rosette For Royal (Blackie 1963) *Janet Young Rider (1963) *Highland Pony Trek (Collins 1964) *Treasure To The East (Gollancz 1966) *Rebel Pony (Collins 1973) *First Pony (Collins 1973) *Jump To The Top (1973) *Pony Surprise (1974) *Dream Of Fair Horses, aka Fields Of Praise (William Collins 1975) *Windows: Poems (New Leaves Press 1978) *The Adventures Of Robin Hood (Armada 1983) The Kestrels/Horseshoes Series: *1. The Special Pony (1992)/The Perfect Horse (1996) *2. A Pony To Jump (1992)/Jumping Lessons (1992) *3. Cross-Country Gallop (1993) *4. Pony Club Rider (1993) *5. The Stolen Pony (1993)/Show Jumper Wanted (1995) *6. The Pony Puzzle (1994)/The Mystery Horse (1997) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patricia Leitch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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