Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight

Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight

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Summary

Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland - too far a journey for any dog to make alone. But Lassie is not just any dog.

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Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight

Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland - too far a journey for any dog to make alone. But Lassie is not just any dog. First published in 1940, Lassie Come-Home has become one of the best-loved dog stories In the world. This beautiful 75th anniversary edition showcases the original text and illustrations with a striking new jacket design and a new introduction from bestselling author Ann M. Martin.

Eric Knight was born in 1897 in the English county of Yorkshire, which served as the setting for Lassie Come-Home. As a teenager, he immigrated to the United States. Eric Knight married and lived on a farm in Pennsylvania after graduating from Cambridge Latin School in Massachusetts, where Lassie Come-Home was written and where the collie who inspired the novel is buried.

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ISBN 13 9781250062888
ISBN 10 1250062888
Title Lassie Come-Home
Author Eric Knight
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave USA
Year published 2015-10-13
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.