The Dick Francis Treasury of Great Racing Stories Paperback - 1990
by Dick Francis (Editor); Introduction by John Welcome
Chosen by bestselling favorite Francis, a collection of first-rate, fast-paced horse racing stories by famous authors, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, J.P. Marquand, Beryl Markham, John Galsworthy, Sherwood Anderson, Edgar Wallace, and Francis himself. "These are rollicking good stories, sure to stir anyone with a drop of sporting blood".--Booklist.
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The master thriller writer and world-renowned champion steeplechase rider has selected these fourteen classics of short fiction to represent the most enthralling of all stories about horse-racing.
Inside, you'll find a stableful of thrills and a few surprises from such famous authors as Arthur Conan Doyle and J.P. Marquand, Beryl Markham and John Galsworthy, Sherwood Anderson and Edgar Wallace. Brimming with color, excitement and atmosphere, here are compelling tales of dreams and treachery, horses and horseplay, Holmes and Watson, love and death, and a full complement of riders, rogues, and the fascinating royalty of the turf.
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- Title The Dick Francis Treasury of Great Racing Stories
- Author Dick Francis (Editor); Introduction by John Welcome
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
- Date 1990-11-01
- ISBN 9780393337860 / 0393337863
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.55 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.40 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Short stories, American
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89072151
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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