The Heart of a Dog

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terhune, Albert Payson, 1872-1942

Contributor:

Kirmse, Marguerite, 1885-1954

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Heart of a Dog" by Albert Payson Terhune is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the escapades of animals, particularly silver foxes and a collie, capturing the essence of their lives outside of human civilization. This work explores themes of survival, instincts, and the bond between animals, making it appealing to readers interested in animal literature. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Stippled Silver Kennel, where the partners are attempting to raise and sell silver foxes. However, their lack of understanding regarding fox behavior leads to disaster when two foxes, King Whitefoot II and Lady Pitchdark, escape to freedom under the cover of night. As they navigate the wild, they begin to discover their instincts and survive away from the human touch. Their adventures illustrate the struggles and triumphs of wild animals, setting the stage for the complexities of life in the natural world that unfolds throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Fox!

The coming of Lad

The meanest man

The tracker

"Youth will be served!"

Lochinvar Bobby

"One minute longer"

Afterward.

Credits:

Produced by KD Weeks, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2020-02-17