The Carey Novels by Ronald Welch

‘Ronald Welch, a tank commander turned schoolmaster, is one of the 20th century’s most underrated children’s writers. Like Hilary Mantel, he understood that what makes a lost epoch stick in your mind is not the dates but the details . . . Ronald Welch’s novels will help your children fall in love with history.’ Iona Mclaren, Telegraph

Ronald Welch’s fourteen Carey novels, written between 1954 and 1972, follow the fortunes of a Welsh land-owning family from their involvement in the Crusades to their service in the First World War. Grippingly plotted and scrupulously researched, together they join up the dots of English history in a remarkably vivid and human way. The plots are gripping, the characters believable and the research meticulous. Elegantly designed and handsomely bound, the Carey novels are not only great reads but also distinguished additions to any bookshelf.

Many of these books have now sold out and are fetching high prices in the second-hand market but each can be read as a stand-alone adventure, so why not collect the last remaining titles in this limited edition series now?

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    The Carey Novels by Ronald Welch

    Slightly Foxed Cubs is a series of reissues of classic children’s books which will, we feel, strike a nostalgic chord with many older readers and introduce a younger generation to writers whose marvellous books have, unaccountably, been allowed to slip out of print.

    Fast-paced and colourful, Ronald Welch’s Carey novels join up the dots of English history in a remarkably vivid and human way. The plots are gripping, the characters believable and the research meticulous. Elegantly designed and handsomely bound, they’re not only great reads but also distinguished additions to any bookshelf. Each title is published in a limited edition of 2,000 copies.

    We’re delighted to make the wonderful Carey novels available again, in our highly collectable series of classic children’s books, Slightly Foxed Cubs.

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