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Norman Thelwell

    23 mai 1923 – 7 février 2004

    Norman Thelwell était un caricaturiste anglais célébré pour ses illustrations humoristiques de poneys et de chevaux. Diplômé du Liverpool College of Art, il est devenu un contributeur important au magazine satirique Punch. Il a trouvé sa niche caractéristique en dépeignant les délicieux méfaits des filles du Pony Club et de leurs équidés énergiques, un sujet qui lui a valu une large reconnaissance. Ses dessins et caricatures distinctifs ont apporté de la joie à des millions de personnes.

    Penelope Rides Again
    Penelope
    A Leg at Each Corner
    Top Dog
    Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade
    Thelwell's Riding Academy
    • Thelwell's Riding Academy

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      From the first publication of Riding Academy in 1963, the Thelwell pony entered the language-and the libraries of children and horse-lovers the world over. This beautiful hardback gift edition contains Thelwell's invaluable advice to aspiring equestrians on how to get into the saddle and stay there; each item illustrated with inimitable and deadly clarity.

      Thelwell's Riding Academy
      4,8
    • Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade

      • 272pages
      • 10 heures de lecture

      From the first publication of Angels on Horseback in 1957, the 'Thelwell pony' entered the language - and the libraries of horse-lovers everywhere. This omnibus edition contains much of Norman Thelwell's invaluable advice to aspiring equestrians on how to get into the saddle and stay there; each item illustrated with inimitable and deadly clarity.

      Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade
      4,4
    • Top Dog

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      As every dog owner knows, man's best friend is a complex bundle of appetites, instincts and winsome wiles. Few first-time owners will realise, however, quite what they are taking on. But Thelwell's comic compendium will explain everything you need to know and provide a new leash of life.

      Top Dog
      4,4
    • An unflinching student of pony psychology, Norman Thelwell's equestrian cartoons entertained millions of readers the world over - be they in the saddle or in the armchair. This reissue of his classic book of pony cartoons gives a reminder of the late master's peculiar genius.

      A Leg at Each Corner
      5,0
    • Penelope

      • 96pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Humoristiske tegninger om ridesport med tekst

      Penelope
      4,4
    • Penelope Rides Again

      • 96pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Given that these highly recognizable characters helped marry the Thelwell name to horses and the equestrian experience the world over, a special 100th Anniversary Edition seems fitting.

      Penelope Rides Again
      5,0
    • Compleat Tangler

      • 208pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      The Compleat Tangler brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's fishing cartoons. What do fishermen really get up to when they abandon a warm bed before the crack of dawn, stuff a haversack with tins of assorted maggots, half a hundredweight of pulped bread and a folding campstool, and disappear into the drizzle? Thelwell presents his report.

      Compleat Tangler
      4,0
    • Play It As It Lies

      • 208pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      Play It As It Lies brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's golfing cartoons.The perfect gift for any golfer who has experienced the horrors of sporting the wrong attire on course, losing his ball, or been wronged by unforgivable gamesmanship. Thelwell guides the reader out of the bunker and onto the fairway.

      Play It As It Lies
      4,0
    • Thelwell's Book of Leisure

      • 80pages
      • 3 heures de lecture

      Thelwell's Leisure Chest : Up the Garden path; Book of Leisure; Compleat Tangler; This Desirable Plot

      Thelwell's Book of Leisure
      3,5