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9%OFFEleanor Atkinson - Greyfriars Bobby - 9780140367423 - V9780140367423
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Greyfriars Bobby

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Description for Greyfriars Bobby Paperback. Bobby, an active Skye Terrier, adores his master Auld Jock, and when the old man dies, Bobby refuses to leave his grave. By day, he plays with the local orphans and eats at a nearby tavern, but, in spite of anything even the Lord Provost himself can do, every night for fourteen years Bobby returns faithfully to sleep by his master. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AF; YFA; YNND. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.

The famous true story of a devoted dog first published in 1912, loved and widely read all over the world.

Bobby, a sparky silver-haired Skye terrier, adopts lonely shepherd Auld Jock, for his master and the two become inseparable. When Jock is dismissed by the farmer he tries to find work in the city, but sinks into poverty and dies, having suffered one cold winter too many. The farmer tries to reclaim Bobby as a pet for his daughter but the little dog remains faithful only to Auld Jock, guarding his master's grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the heart ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140367423
SKU
V9780140367423
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About Eleanor Atkinson
Eleanor Atkinson was born in Indianapolis in 1863. Her most famous book is Greyfriar's Bobby, published in 1912. Prior to her marriage to Francis Blake Atkinson in 1891 she worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, under the penname of Nora Marks, championing women's issues of the time. She died on Long Island, USA, in 1942.

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