world she had used to write about was beginning to disappear. In the early 1950s her health began to decline: she was eventually diagnosed with tuberculosis. She died in 1961, four years after her husband. A painting and some photographs of Joanna Cannan belong to the National Portrait Gallery in London. As well as the books listed, she also contributed to magazines during her lifetime. Bibliography Pony novels for children References Citations Bibliography London Pride, Introduction by Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Edinburgh: Fidra Books, 2007 British Library Rue Morgue Press External links A useful article about collecting old pony books, featuring her works and those of her daughters Fidra Books page about Joanna Cannan An article devoted to the author, including book scans Author's page at Persephone Books Persphone's page about her book Princes In The Land; also contains more information about the author Jenny Kendrick: Riders, Readers, Romance: A Short History of the Pony Story English children's writers British women children's writers English mystery writers Pony books 20th-century English novelists 1896 births 1961 deaths 20th-century English women writers Women mystery writers Writers from Oxford