The perfect gift for any dog lover, The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of 36 of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. The remarkable range of contributors includes the likes of P.G. Wodehouse, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Mann, M.F.K. Fisher, and Mark Twain. And the dogs they write about—sled dogs, herding dogs, family pets, and even movie stars—will make you laugh and make you cry, but most of all they will make you realize just why humans adore their dogs.
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The perfect gift for any dog lover, The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of 36 of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. The remarkable range of contributors includes the likes of P.G. Wodehouse, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Mann, M.F.K. Fisher, and Mark Twain. And the dogs they write about?sled dogs, herding dogs, family pets, and even movie stars?will make you laugh and make you cry, but most of all they will make you realize just why humans adore their dogs.
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Almost every story in this book is good. Some are funny, some are poignant, some are adventures set in different eras or cultures, and some are interesting in other ways. Only the bizarre tale by Ray Bradbury is really not even about something recognizable as a dog and in my view might better have been omitted from the collection.
Many of the stories are extracts from books or longer works of some sort, and the references to the sources are here so you can follow up by reading the rest of the story if you want. I found Jack Alan's to be the funniest one (and you'd be hard pressed to find it elsewhere as the book it's from was published in 1944). Rudyard Kipling's was the most poignant. The selection from Gary Paulsen's Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod was good as a short introduction to another book worth reading, as were several of the stories. The story another reviewer complains about is by Mark Twain. It is not a happy tale, but not every story has to be a happy one. This one is told from the dog's viewpoint and in that respect especially it is uniquely well done, and, as is typical for Twain, is true-to-life and has its funny moments too.
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WORST dog stories ever told,
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Don't buy this book. You can get it out of my garbage. There are a few stories worth reading. The rest are boring, some barely pertaining to dogs. One even describes a puppy being mutilated as the mother dog watches.
More aptly titled WORST dogs stories ever told.
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MY DOG SKIP, from which this chapter is taken, is one of the most charming autobiographies ever written. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Arab Maina, Dean Spanley, Arab Kosky, John Wangle, Eddie Joe, Marvin Clay, Sir Grummore, King Pellinore, Sir Ector, Haram Bhaj, Master Twyti, Miss Missouri Martin, New York, Imperial Tokay, Boss Dog, Freem Brock, Freeman Brock, Kadir Buksh, Auld Kenneth, Big Nig, Jack London, Maharajah of Haikwar, Middle Lake, Miss Lovey Lou, Old Hemp New!
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MY DOG SKIP, from which this chapter is taken, is one of the most charming autobiographies ever written. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Arab Maina, Dean Spanley, Arab Kosky, John Wangle, Eddie Joe, Marvin Clay, Sir Grummore, King Pellinore, Sir Ector, Haram Bhaj, Master Twyti, Miss Missouri Martin, New York, Imperial Tokay, Boss Dog, Freem Brock, Freeman Brock, Kadir Buksh, Auld Kenneth, Big Nig, Jack London, Maharajah of Haikwar, Middle Lake, Miss Lovey Lou, Old Hemp New!
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- The Boss Dog by M. F. K. Fisher in Front Matter, page 243, and page 248
- My Dog Skip by Willie Morris in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 1
- The Bloodhounds of Broadway and Other Stories by Damon Runyon in Front Matter, and page 53
- White Fang by Jack London on page 138, and page 149
- My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics) by James Thurber in Front Matter, and page 193
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