Browse

Oxus in Summer

oxusinsummerhullbrit1st.jpg book cover

Details

Author(s):Katharine Hull
Pamela Whitlock
Illustrator(s):Pamela Whitlock
Publisher(s): Jonathan Cape
Year Published: 1939
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Adventure
Boys Growing Up
British
Camping
Families
Farm Life
Fiction - Novel
Girls Growing Up
Holidays
Horses
Age Range: Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books
Pages: 312
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 560822474

Description

A collection of stories about the adventures of the six friends in the Oxus country.

Discuss Oxus in Summer in our Community Forum

Other Editions

Oxus in Summer (1940)

A collection of stories about the adventures of the six friends in the Oxus country.

Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
+ My Books

Other Sequels

The Far-Distant Oxus (1937)

A tale of ponies and adventure set on Exmoor. TEST

Publisher: Jonathan Cape
+ My Books

Escape to Persia (1938)

The Hunterly children bet their aunt they can make their way to the Oxus in twenty-four hours with only thirty shillings. The ponies are glad to see them.

Publisher: Jonathan Cape
+ My Books

The Far-Distant Oxus (1969)

Three children spend the summer holiday on Exmoor where they find ponies, friends and adventure. This is a somewhat shorter version of the original work. The original illustrations have also been dispensed with.

Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
+ My Books

Recommended Books

Peter Pan and Wendy (1925)

This is J. M. Barrie’s most famous work. It tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate, Captain Hook. This version was simplified for younger readers.

Read online at archive.org. 

Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
+ My Books

Down River (1957)

John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club set out to explore a cave he has found. This is the second printing dust jacket by G.S.

Read online at archive.org. 

Publisher: John Day Company
+ My Books

Availability

Buy your own copy of this book.



Please click a tab to view the availability of this book.


Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings! Looking for previous email content? Read our Email Archive.

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required