Rinkin of Dragon's Wood

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Rinkin of Dragon's Wood
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First edition (UK)
Author Thora Colson
Illustrator Pat Marriott
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's novel
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK)
E. P. Dutton (US)
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages88 pp
ISBN 0-224-60819-3

Rinkin of Dragon's Wood is a children's book by Thora Colson published in Britain in 1965. [1] It was Colson's first novel and was illustrated by Pat Marriott. It was also published in the United States by Dutton, and the German translation was published in Austria by Ueberreuter. [2]

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Plot summary

The story follows the life of a young fox in the English countryside. He learns to fight and hunt, survives a drought and an encounter with a train, and takes a mate.

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