Tag: Lone Pine
Lone Pine is a series of children’s books written by Malcolm Saville.
Although they were written over a 35-year timespan, between 1943 and 1978, the characters only age by a few years in the course of the series. The earlier books evoke visions of an outdoor 1940s and 1950s childhood redolent of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five books, where children are allowed to have adventures, explore strange places and encounter villains without adult supervision. The later books adjust to the mood of the 1960s and 1970s, as the older characters grow into their late teens and new characters join the Lone Pine Club.
Many of the books are set in Shropshire, England, but some are also based in Sussex (centred around Rye), Dartmoor, the Goathland and Whitby area of Yorkshire and the Southwold and Walberswick area of the Suffolk coast. Additionally, a book is set in London (the self-explanatory Lone Pine London). The books reflect Saville’s Christianity and moral values, and the phrase “From Loyalty to Love”…
