Stephen Sugden

A Dick Francis Companion

Characters, Horses, Plots, Settings and Themes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This exhaustive reference work examines the complete fictional works of Dick Francis, a former steeplechase jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and an accomplished British novelist. As of 2007, Francis had written one volume of collected short stories and 40 novels, most of which contain one or more elements related to British horse racing. Organized in a dictionary format, the book lists and discusses both the major and the peripheral characters in Francis's novels and short stories, along with the horses, plots, locations and themes employed throughout.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780786429448
• ISBN-10: 0786429445
• Artikelnr.: 23015219

Autorenporträt

Stephen Sugden is an equine chiropractor and French teacher. He lives in Suffolk, England.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
Characters, Horses, Plots, Settings and Themes, A-Z     
Appendix 1. The Works of Dick Francis     
Appendix 2. Television and Movie Adaptations     
Bibliography     
Index