| 词条 | The Far-Distant Oxus |
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| name = The Far-Distant Oxus | title_orig = | translator = | image = Far-Distant Oxus cover.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | author = Katharine Hull & Pamela Whitlock | illustrator = Pamela Whitlock | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Children's novel | publisher = Jonathan Cape | pub_date = 1937 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print (Hardcover) | pages = | isbn = | preceded_by = | followed_by = Escape to Persia }}{{Portal |Children's literature}} The Far-Distant Oxus is a children’s novel of 1937, written by Katharine Hull (1921–1977)[1] and Pamela Whitlock (1920–1982).[2] The title comes from Matthew Arnold's poem Sohrab and Rustum; the real Oxus is a river in Central Asia. Ponies and ExmoorHull and Whitlock met when they were pupils at St Mary's School, Ascot (fourteen and fifteen respectively), whilst sheltering from a thunderstorm.[3][4] They discovered shared interests and decided to write a story about ponies set on Exmoor.[4] They planned out the entire book and wrote alternate chapters, exchanging them afterwards to edit.[4] Ransome and CapeThe story follows the model of the books of Arthur Ransome, describing the school holiday adventures of children of active, adventurous families, centred on outdoor activity and a vivid landscape soaked in imagination. Ransome had boats and Windermere, The Far-Distant Oxus had ponies and the moors. Whitlock sent the manuscript to Ransome in March 1937; he in turn brought it to his publisher Jonathan Cape, saying that he had "the best children's book of 1937" for him.[5] Cape published the book in the same format as Swallows and Amazons, and persuaded Ransome to write the introduction. SuccessThe book, with illustrations by Whitlock, was indeed successful; contemporary reviewers were impressed and critics today are still positive. The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books comments that it is "as absorbing as Ransome at his best".[6] The two authors followed it with Escape to Persia (1938), The Oxus in Summer (1939) and Crowns (1947).[7] Fidra Books reissued the novel in August 2008.[8]See also
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References1. ^Carpenter and Prichard, 182. {{DEFAULTSORT:Far-Distant Oxus, The}}2. ^Carpenter and Prichard, 569. 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk/misc/hullwhitlock1.html|title=Katharine Hull & Pamela Whitlock|author=|date=|website=www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 4. ^1 2 Bearne and Watson, 56. 5. ^Brogan, 353. 6. ^Watson, 1121 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk/misc/hullwhitlock1.html|title=Katharine Hull & Pamela Whitlock|author=|date=|website=www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fidrabooks.com/publishing/hull-whitlock.shtml|title=Fidra Books - Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock|author=|date=|website=www.fidrabooks.com|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 7 : 1937 British novels|20th-century British children's literature|British children's novels|Novels set in Devon|Jonathan Cape books|Pony books|1937 children's books |
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