The White Horse of Zennor

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Michael Morpurgo. The White Horse of Zennor

MICHAEL MORPURGO

First published in Great Britain in 1982. by Kaye & Ward Ltd. This edition published 2011. by Egmont UK Limited. 239 Kensington High Street, London W8 6SA. Text copyright © 1982 Michael Morpurgo. Cover photography © Shutterstock. The moral rights of the author have been asserted. ISBN 978 1 4052 5675 9. eBook ISBN 978 1 7803 1062 6. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. www.egmont.co.ukwww.michaelmorpurgo.org. A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Typeset by Avon Dataset Ltd, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire. Printed and bound in Great Britain by the CPI Group. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

THE GIANT’S NECKLACE

THE WHITE HORSE OF ZENNOR

‘GONE TO SEA’

MILK FOR THE CAT

MAD MISS MARNEY

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