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Lassie: The Extraordinary Story of Eric Knight and 'The World's Favourite Dog'
Peter Haining
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Description for Lassie: The Extraordinary Story of Eric Knight and 'The World's Favourite Dog'
Hardcover. Num Pages: 115 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; APT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
In 1938, Eric Knight wrote a magazine story about an impoverished Yorkshire family who are forced to sell their beloved collie dog to a Scottish breeder. Against all the odds, the dog manages to find her way home. Described by its author as a job of 'bread and butter workmanship', Lassie Come Home went on to inspire films, radio, and television shows, and a staggering array of merchandising which have established her as 'the world's favourite dog'. Although Lassie is an American icon, her creator was actually born in the Yorkshire Dales, in 1897, where the young Eric ... Read more
In 1938, Eric Knight wrote a magazine story about an impoverished Yorkshire family who are forced to sell their beloved collie dog to a Scottish breeder. Against all the odds, the dog manages to find her way home. Described by its author as a job of 'bread and butter workmanship', Lassie Come Home went on to inspire films, radio, and television shows, and a staggering array of merchandising which have established her as 'the world's favourite dog'. Although Lassie is an American icon, her creator was actually born in the Yorkshire Dales, in 1897, where the young Eric ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Owen Ltd
Number of pages
115
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
115
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780720612677
SKU
V9780720612677
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Peter Haining
Peter Haining was a celebrated anthologist and the author of more than 60 non-fiction titles.
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