Lad: A Dog (1919)
by Albert Payson Terhune
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Author: Albert Payson TerhuneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-27
ISBN: 1437254810
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Book Reviews of Lad: A Dog (1919)
Book Review: A Thoroughbred in Body and Spirit
Summary: 4 Stars
Terhune's 1919 book (a compilation of magazine short stories)
remains as poignant and endearing today as it did during WW I.
Lad steps forth from the pages in classic dignity--majestic in both
breeding, carriage and spirit. Undisputed king over al the Little People on The Place (in the North Jersey hinterlands) Lad is the darling of his MIstress and the pride of his Master for 15 years. His beneficent reign will be remembered as a Golden Age by his human deities.
This purebred collie proves heroic, both in and out of the dog show ring.
One of several dogs whose breeding was rewarded with ribbons and cups, Lad met many challenges with courage and ingenuity during his respected
tenure at The Place: he saves his Mistress and later his son, Wolf, from drowning in the lake; he saves a child from a snake; he protects The Place from more than one burglar and identifies another; he faces an enraged bull among his exploits--as recorded faithfully by the author.
Able to retrace incidents in accurate detail from signs in both earth and fur, the Master even chronicled events which he himself had not witnessed. If you believe that dogs possess a soul, then Lad was endowed with a truly great one. If you doubt such things are possible, you might revisit this concept among these pages which portray the amazing exploits of Lad--a dog who exhibited almost human abilities of thought and feeling.
Summary of Lad: A Dog (1919)
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.First published in 1919, Albert Payson Terhune's Lad: A Dog is actually a collection of immensely popular magazine stories. The hero is an extraordinary collie named Lad, "a thoroughbred in spirit as well as in blood." In each tale, Lad exhibits his pure strength of character as he fights off burglars, rescues an invalid child from a poisonous snake, wins ribbons in dog shows, and otherwise leads a dog-hero's life. This is a period piece--a threatened puppy is described, for example, as "a blinking pygmy who gallantly essayed to growl defiance"--and that touch of fustian is all part of Terhune's enduring charm. Because the stories didn't originally appear together, there's considerable repetition: nearly every story with a fight scene has the same authorial mini-lecture on the difference in fighting technique between collies and bulldogs. But Lad is a character who has poked his muzzle into a million hearts, and new generations of dog lovers will also appreciate his loyalty and courage. As Terhune himself wrote, "few... bothered to praise the stories, themselves. But all of them praised Lad, which pleased me far better." (Ages 6 and older) --Richard Farr
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