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"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." —Alexander PopeThroughout the history of writing, dogs have captivated their owners with their loyalty and playfulness. The timeless and universal friendship between people and dogs has inspired great poets, novelists, and short-story writers across the Western world to put pen to paper. This anthology celebrates dozens of the greatest dogs in literature as imagined by writers from the Middle Ages to the present day. William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Rudyard Kipling all recognize the contribution dogs make to people's lives; Virginia Woolf, Beatrix Potter, and William Cowper lend voices to our furry friends and write from the unique perspective of dogs; and Lord Byron and Arthur Conan Doyle commemorate dogs as lifelong companions and true friends. Many of the great dogs of literature are here, from Dodie Smith's beloved Dalmatian couple Pongo and Perdita to Jack London's fearsome White Fang, and the anthology is illustrated throughout with heart-warming scenes of man's best friend.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712357760 |
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| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Publication date: | 09/01/2015 |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Catherine Bradley is an author.
Table of Contents
The Great Dog Family Dodie Smith, from The Hundred and one Dalmatians Eleanor Farjeon, Dog E.V. Lucas, The Pekinese Edward, Duke of York, Of Spaniels, from Mayster of Game William Shakespeare, from Macbeth John Gay, The Pointer Dame Juliana Berners, The Properties of a Good Greyhound, from The Boke of St Albans R.J. Richardson, The Kerry Blue Alexander Pope, Epigram E.V. Lucas, Black Cocker Spaniels William Cowper, The Lurcher, from The Task Dorothy Margaret Stuart, King George’s Dalmatian AD 1822 Edward, Duke of York, Of Greyhounds and their Nature, from Mayster of Game William Shakespeare, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Geoffrey Chaucer, from The Book of the Duchess F. Conquest, A Stern StoryDogs at Work and Play Julian Grenfell, To a Black Greyhound William Wordsworth, Incident Characteristic of a Favourite Dog Patrick Chalmers, Fan William Cowper, On a Spaniel called Beau, Killing a Young Bird, July 15, 1793 William Cowper, Beau’s Reply Walter Emanuel, from A Dog Day Patrick Chalmers, Pasty Virginia Woolf, from Flush: A Biography Charles Dickens, from The Pickwick PapersLoyalty and Love Eric Knight, from Lassie Come Home Jack London, from White Fang Henry Chappell, My Little Yorkshire Terrier Elizabeth Barrent Browning, Flush Jerome K. Jerome, from Idle Thoughts of and Idle Fellow Pliny the Elder, from Natural History Gerald of Wales, from The Journey Though Wales George Grable, Fidelity of the Dog Eleanor Atkinson, from Greyfriars Bobby John Aubrey, Faithful in Death R.C. Lehmann, To Rufus: A Spaniel Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, from The Odyssey Anonymous, from The Goodman of Paris Robert William Spencer, Beth Gêlert Mark Twain, A Dog’s Tale Walter Savage Landor, Answer to a Dog’s Invitation Rudyard Kipling, Garm: A Hostage John Gay, My dogWar Dogs Geoffrey Dearmer, The Turkish Trench Dog Dorothea St Hill Bourne, from ‘They Also Serve’ Gerald of Wales, from The Journey through Wales Joseph Taylor, from Canine Gratitude E.F. Coote Lake, A Little Flanders TykeDogs of Fear Dante, from Inferno Charlotte Brontë, from Jane Eyre Charles Dickens, from Oliver Twist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from The Hound of the Baskervilles Ray Bradbury, The EmissaryThe Good Companions Harold Monro, Dog Jerome K. Jerome, from Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Oliver Herford, The Dog Leigh Hunt, Human Quailities Charlotte Brontë, from Jane Eyre Emile Zola, from Why I Love My Dog Geoffrey Chaucer, from The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Charles Dickens, from David Copperfield Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Flush or Faunus Virginia Woolf, from Flush: A Biography Eleanor Atkinson, from Greyfriars Bobby Frances Cornford, A Child’s Dream Algernon Charles Swinburne, The Hound Hodain Jack London, from Jerry of the IslandsLost Friends Rudyard Kipling, Four-Feet Lord Byron, An Epitaph Lord Byron, Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog R.C. Lehmann, A Retriever’s Epitaph Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, To Carlo (Died July, 1921) Rev. Sir George Ralph Fetherston, Dedication Jonathan Swift, Eputaph W.H. Davis, D for Dog Robert Burns, On the Death of a Lap-Dog named Echo Sir William Watson, An Epitaph Rudyard Kipling, The Power of the Dog Patrick Chalmers, To a TerrierFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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