 First edition | |
| Author | Elizabeth Goudge |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | C. Walter Hodges Anne Yvonne Gilbert (1992) |
| Cover artist | C. Walter Hodges Anne Yvonne Gilbert (1992) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's Fairytale |
| Publisher | University of London Press |
Publication date | June 1946 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 286 pp (first edition) |
| OCLC | 12658611 |
| LC Class | PZ7.G71 Li[1] |
The Little White Horse is a low fantasy children's novel by Elizabeth Goudge, first published by the University of London Press in 1946 with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1992. Coward–McCann published a US edition next year.[1] Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England. The estate, village, and vicinity are shrouded in mystery and magic; the "little white horse" is a unicorn.
Goudge won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognizing the year's best children's book by a British subject.[2] It has been adapted for film and television.
WorldCat Participating libraries report holding editions in 11 translation languages.[3]
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