Ernest Lewis (1908 - 1937)

Ernest Lewis was the pen-name of Ernest Blakeman Vesey. A keen sportsman, naturalist and animal lover who wrote a number of animal-themed novels featuring dogs, foxes and birds and also one featuring a horse.

He had a short and rather tragic life. He was blind in one eye and later lost an arm in a motor accident. After his accident he undertook physically demanding research for his books to prove that he was not impaired at all by his disability: including travelling to Iceland (which resulted in his book In Search of the
Gyr-Falcon) and learning about guide dog training for his book about a German Shepherd guide-dog, Beowulf.

He died on the 23rd of January, 1937, aged only twenty-nine.

Horse & Pony Books:

THE HIGH METTLED RACER
FIRST PRINTED: CONSTABLE 1933
Reprinted in hardback by Constable in 1939.
American edition published in hardback by Dutton in 1935.
EDITIONS PICTURED: First edition, Constable reprint.
SUMMARY: The 'autobiography' of Revenge, a racehorse who later becomes a hunter.

Collectors Info:
Not a common title, but can be found in the UK and USA. The first edition is rare and can be pricey.