A work of fiction told from the dog's point of view, This story is based upon the true account of an abused dog. It is written in the tradition of 1877's Black Beauty. It reflects many of the unfortunate realities of society in those days, but it had an incredible impact upon the Western world's ideas about humane treatment of animals. A must for all parents who want their kids to grow up being thoughtful of their pets. It demonstrates the horror of abuse and the hope of overcoming evil an...

William Joseph Long (3 april 1867 - 1952) was een Amerikaanse schrijver, naturalist en minister. Hij woonde en werkte in Stamford, Connecticut als predikant van de First Congregationalist Church. Als natuuronderzoeker verliet hij Stamford elk jaar in maart, vaak met zijn zoon Brian en twee dochters, Lois en Cesca, om naar 'de wildernis' van Maine te reizen. Daar bleven ze tot de eerste sneeuw van oktober, hoewel hij soms de hele winter bleef. Hij schreef over deze ervaringen in de wilderni...

Excerpt: "The tales are usually romantic, with a definite plot, but without emphasis on the point of their being fact or fiction. They do not locate the hero in history or require a definite time or place, but begin with "Once upon a time, in a certain town or village," or with some equally indefinite introduction. They deal with the supernatural, and always end well for the hero or heroine. They have usually been retold from their original traditional form by some skilled story-teller. Ve...

Excerpt: "The tales are usually romantic, with a definite plot, but without emphasis on the point of their being fact or fiction. They do not locate the hero in history or require a definite time or place, but begin with "Once upon a time, in a certain town or village," or with some equally indefinite introduction. They deal with the supernatural, and always end well for the hero or heroine. They have usually been retold from their original traditional form by some skilled story-teller. Ve...

Johanna Spyri (12 June 1827 - 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubunden, the setting she later would use in her novels. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels frorn ...