The Talking Horse, and Other Tales

by F. Anstey · language: en

THE TALKING HORSE AND OTHER TALES BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF 'VICE VERSA' 'THE GIANT'S ROBE' 'THE PARIAH' ETC.

SECOND EDITION LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1892 [All rights reserved] PREFACE These stories originally appeared in 'Macmillan's,' 'Longman's,' 'Atalanta,' 'The Cornhill,' 'The Graphic,' 'Aunt Judy's,' 'The Reflector,' and Unwin's 'Christmas Annual,' respectively.

CONTENTS PAGE THE TALKING HORSE 1 THE GOOD LITTLE GIRL 39 A MATTER OF TASTE 72 DON; THE STORY OF A GREEDY DOG 127 TAKEN BY SURPRISE 151 PALEFACE AND REDSKIN 176 SHUT OUT 234 TOMMY'S HERO 250 A CANINE ISHMAEL 274 MARJORY 286 THE TALKING HORSE It was on the way to Sandown Park that I met him first, on that horribly wet July afternoon when Bendigo won the Eclipse Stakes.

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