Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography - Couverture souple

Saunders, Marshall

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557093075 ISBN 13 : 9781557093073

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 1999

Synopsis

Beautiful Joe was a winning entry in a contest sponsored by the American Humane Society in 1893. Based on a true story, this book was the first book published in America told from a dog'Äö√Ñ√ s point of view.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Margaret Marshall Saunders CBE (1861–1947) was a Canadian author. Saunders was born in the village of Milton, Nova Scotia, though she spent most of her childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia where her father was a Baptist minister. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe. It tells the true story of dog that has had a difficult puppyhood with many obstacles including a cruel owner. It is told from the dog's point of view. When the book was published in 1893, both the book and its subject received worldwide attention. It was the first Canadian book to sell over a million copies, and by the late 1930s had sold over seven million copies worldwide. In 1934, Saunders was made a Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.), at the time her country's highest civilian honor. Together with fellow Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Saunders co-founded the Maritime branch of the Canadian Women's Press Club. Following the success of Beautiful Joe, Saunders wrote more than twenty other stories, a number of which provided social commentary on such things as the abolition of child labor, slum clearance, and the improvement of playground facilities. Saunders died in 1947 in Toronto, Ontario where she had lived for a number of years. She is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. In 1994, the Beautiful Joe Heritage Society was formed in 1994 to celebrate the life and story of Beautiful Joe and the achievements of Margaret Marshall Saunders. A park dedicated to Beautiful Joe Park has been established in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Beautiful Joe is a real dog, and Beautiful Joe is his real name. He belonged during the first part of bis life to a cruel master, wbo mutilated bim in tbe manner described in tbe story. He was rescued from bim, and is now living in a happy home with pleasant surroundings, and enjoys a wide local celebrity. The character of Laura is drawn from life, and to the smallest detail is truthfully depicted. The Morris family has its counterparts in real life, and nearly all of the incidents of the story are founded on fact. THE AUTHOR.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557093075
• ISBN 13: 9781557093073
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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