A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs EPUB
by Peter Conradi, Peter J. Conradi
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Tin Tin s Snowy, Odysseus s Argos, Darwin s Polly, Mary Queen of Scots s 22 lap-dogs, Elizabeth Barrett Browning s Flush Behind every great man or woman is a dog.
A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a rich compendium of the world s most significant and beloved dogs.
Embracing the intriguing and the provocative, the essential and the trivial, Peter J.
Conradi forays into history, literature and personal anecdotes to unearth a treasure trove of canine characters.
Discover the stories behind Karl Marx's and his daughter's Dogberry Club; the lapdogs who were secreted in first-class cabins on the Titanic and how they survived; Edinburgh s Greyfriars Bobby who stayed by his master s grave for 14 years; and the one undisputed fact about Shakespeare his singular dislike for dogs.
A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a wonderful and witty homage to man s most faithful friend.
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- Publication Date:07/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781780724058
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- ISBN:9781780724058