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Lädt ... Five Proud Ridersvon Ann Stafford
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Although it was the first pony-book she wrote, Five Proud Riders is the second of Ann Stafford's novels that I have read, and I found that I did not enjoy it as much as her later Pony for Sale. The narrative itself - while not particularly brilliant - was just as engaging, but I found myself distracted and annoyed by the social prejudices highlighted therein. The "gypsies" (Romany) are depicted as dirty, lazy, somewhat stupid, and inherently dishonest. As Nigel comments, towards the beginning of the book, "But all you gypsies are thieves," and this assumption is borne out by the remainder of the story. This is an attitude that may have been socially acceptable when Five Proud Riders was first published in 1937, but it is not (I sincerely hope) acceptable today. Sadly, this is not a book I would recommend to today's young readers. ( )