She is old-fashioned and very tall, with forget-me-not-blue eyes. Miss Jane Heliotrope – Maria's governess.She rescues a hare in the forest, names it Serena, and keeps it as her pet. Maria Merryweather – A smart, 13-year-old orphan with red hair and freckles.She is aided by wonderful people and magical beasts, but it is by self-sacrifice and perseverance, too, that Maria is able to save Moonacre, right the wrongs, reunite lost loves and finally bring peace to the valley. Maria discovers that there is an ancient mystery about the founding of the estate. Her cousin and guardian Sir Benjamin Merryweather is one of the 'sun' Merryweathers, and she loves him right away, as 'sun' and 'moon' Merryweathers do. There she finds herself in a world out of time. She is sent to Moonacre Manor in England's West Country, accompanied by her governess Miss Heliotrope and dog Wiggins. Maria Merryweather becomes an orphan at age 13 on her father's death in 1842. WorldCat participating libraries report holding editions in 11 languages of translation. It has been adapted for film and television. Goudge won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. The estate, village, and vicinity are shrouded in mystery and magic the 'little white horse' is a unicorn. Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England. Coward–McCann published a US edition next year. Walter Hodges, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1992. The Little White Horse is a low fantasy children's novel by Elizabeth Goudge, first published by the University of London Press in 1946 with illustrations by C.

The little white horse