A Dog's Tale (1904) - Couverture souple

Twain, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1436726298 ISBN 13 : 9781436726290

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

A Dog's Tale is a short story written by the renowned American author Mark Twain in 1904. The story is narrated by a loyal and loving dog named Aileen, who belongs to a wealthy family. Aileen's life is comfortable and happy until a new puppy named Foxie arrives, who is given more attention and love by the family. Despite feeling jealous of Foxie, Aileen remains loyal to her family and takes care of the new puppy. However, things take a dark turn when the family's young daughter, who had been playing with the puppies, falls ill and dies. Aileen blames herself for not being able to protect the girl and becomes depressed.The family, unaware of Aileen's sorrow, decides to give her away to a new family. Aileen is heartbroken and longs to be reunited with her former family. She eventually finds her way back to them, but things are not the same as before. Aileen has become a stray dog, and her family no longer recognizes her. A Dog's Tale is a poignant story that explores themes of loyalty, love, and loss from a dog's perspective. It is a touching tribute to the unconditional love and devotion that dogs show to their owners, and it highlights the importance of treating animals with kindness and compassion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'A Dog's Tale' is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Still later in 1904 it was expanded into a book published by Harper & Brothers. The book is told from the standpoint of a loyal household pet, a dog self described by the first sentence of the story; "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable. Her puppy and her owner's new child were soon added to her new home. When a fire breaks out in the nursery, the dog risks her life to drag the baby to safety. In the process, her motives are misunderstood and she is cruelly beaten. Soon however, the truth of the situation is discovered and she receives no end of praise. Later in the story, her puppy dies as a result of the owner's biological experiments. Only a servant seems to realize the irony, exclaiming, "Poor little doggie, you saved HIS child!" In the end, the dog pines inconsolable over the grave of the puppy with the clear implication that she will do so until death.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835. He gained national attention as a humorist in 1865 with the publication of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," but was acknowledged as a great writer by the literary establishment with The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1885). In 1880, Twain began promoting and financing the ill-fated Paige typesetter, an invention designed to make the printing process fully automatic. At the height of his naively optimistic involvement in the technological "wonder" that nearly drove him to bankruptcy, he published his satire, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889). Plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Mark Twain spent the last years of his life in gloom and exasperation, writing fables about "the damned human race."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1436726298
• ISBN 13: 9781436726290
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Smedley W T
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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