Filled with danger and adventure, this is the classic story of the love and loyalty shared by a boy and his dog.

Lassie is Joe Carraclough's best friend. So when his parents are forced to sell her, he is devastated. But, unbeknownst to Joe, Lassie has made her escape. So begins an arduous journey, in which the extraordinary collie is forced to overcome overwhelming obstacles, and face insurmountable odds, in order to make her way home...A classic of children's literature, "Lassie Come-Home" is a moving and exciting story of the importance of belonging - and the resilience of man's best friend...

Spending leave together on the South Coast during the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the blitz, Clive and Prudence have an affair. Having survived Dunkirk, but having a crisis of conscience over what the war is being fought for and disgusted at the incompetence of the ruling elite, Clive decides not to return to the Army and to go absent without leave. Deserving comparison to Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms", This Above All was heralded as the first great novel of the Second World ...

This is the story of Sam Small, a man from Yorkshire who wakes up one morning and decides that he can fly on his own two hands. So he does. This is for all those who know that dogs talk, Sundays can be repeated seven days in a row so that Monday never comes, and other dreamy escapism. You'll have to read to believe how he learned to fly like a bird, by faith; how he changed a dog into a girl and back again; how he coped with the two selves of his split personality; and how he was called up...

Women were wondering how large leg o’ mutton sleeves could be (and still remain not too ultra) and with great newspaper publicity Grant’s Tomb was dedicated on Riverside Drive, New York.With headlong haste humans moved in the direction of the Klondike, where, it was said, gold could be found; people asked each other if it wasn’t horrible to think of the one hundred and fifty French socialites, mostly women, who had been burned to death while watching these new-fangled cinematographi...

In "Sam Small Flies Again: The Amazing Adventures of The Flying Yorkshireman," Eric Knight crafts a delightful narrative that blends whimsy with adventure, appealing to both young readers and the young at heart. This novel follows the escapades of Sam Small, a charmingly ordinary Yorkshireman with a penchant for flight and fantasy. Knight's vibrant prose is punctuated with humorous dialogue and rich descriptions of the English countryside, evoking a sense of nostalgia while highlighting th...

Eric Knight's "This Above All" is a poignant exploration of love and duty set against the backdrop of World War II. Through its lyrical prose and rich character development, Knight delves into the complexities of human emotions amid the chaos of war. The narrative intricately weaves a story about a soldier's struggle to reconcile personal desires with the pressing demands of patriotism, exploring themes of honor, sacrifice, and the moral dilemmas that arise in times of conflict. Knight's v...

Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son Joe. But when the family falls on hard times, Sam is forced to sell his dog to the Duke of Rudling, who takes her hundreds of miles away to his estate in Scotland. Undeterred by the distance and driven by instinctive love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and embarks on an epic journey to be reunited with her young master Joe. Will she survive the hardships of the long jo...

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 editio...

In "Lassie Come-Home," Eric Knight crafts a poignant narrative that captures the bond between a young boy, Joe, and his loyal Rough Collie, Lassie. Set against the backdrop of the English countryside during the interwar period, Knight employs a straightforward yet evocative literary style that effectively conveys themes of loyalty, courage, and the profound connection between humans and animals. The novel's episodic structure allows readers to engage deeply with both the emotional and phys...

In these candid oral history interviews, twenty-one leaders in higher education reflect on their experiences at Stanford during John L. Hennessy's tenure as president (2000-2016). Their stories illuminate the struggles and opportunities, the strategies, and the decision-making process of an exceptional leader and his team during both a golden age and a time of challenge for one of the world's greatest research universities.Hennessy and his team put in place interdisciplinary structu...

The screenplay writer in Hollywood was a pen-for-hire. Whatever your status elsewhere in the world here, in Hollywood, you were usually a high-paid weekly contract where your talents, your genius, were at the beck and call of others who spoke of Art but were really mad but we're really the mouthpieces of Commerce.But radio for the Hollywood studio system was all about marketing. On that basis something approaching art could be produced on a regular basis. This series produced some ...