Pets in Literature
Dogs in Literature:
From dogs on the battlefield to dogs in the White House, “The Pawprints of History” by Stanley Coren tells the tales of canine companions who have been on the front lines of history. Coren, a doctor who specializes in dog-human interactions, examines the dynamics between humans and dogs with examples taken from all over the…
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Dogs in Literature:
The remarkable life of movie star, World War I refugee, and dog, Rin Tin Tin is presented in a biography “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend” by author Susan Orlean. The New York Times reviews the amazing story. by JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Do dogs deserve biographies? In “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend,” Susan Orlean answers…
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Cats in Literature:
Alice and the Cheshire Cat… Lewis Carroll’s 1866 novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” features a feline whose image and persona reach far beyond the book it’s most famous for. In fact, the idea of a Cheshire Cat and the focus on its smile can be traced back nearly 80 years before Carroll’s masterpiece was penned. Sly,…
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Cats in Literature:
If your cat’s priority is to help you succeed, good chance it’s a fairy tale… “Puss in Boots” — sometimes known as “The Booted Cat” — is a beloved fairy tale that’s been told countless times in books, on stage, in television and film. The original story, dating back to 1550, was written by Italian author…
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Dogs in Literature:
Written by an author who clearly loves dogs — his other titles include “Unleashed”, “Dogtripping” and “One Dog Night” — David Rosenfelt’s “Hounded” is the latest installment in the Andy Carpenter series, a hard boiled legal thriller full of human-canine bonding… by OLINE H. COGDILL David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New…
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Dogs in Literature:
“I, Toto: The Autobiography of Terry, the Dog Who Was Toto” by Willard Caroll is a fictionalized journal created by the Cairn Terrier made famous by his role in the The Wizard of Oz… from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “I don’t mean this to sound full of myself—but this Wizard of Oz story? It’s all about me!!! I’M IN ALMOST EVERY SCENE…
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Pets in Literature:
Set in a hard-boiled pet-noir world of cats and dogs, “The Unscratchables” by Cornelius Kane spins the yarn of homicide detective Max “Crusher” McNab, a bull terrier who teams with siamese cat Cassius Lap, an agent working for the Feline Bureau of Investigation. Their goal, find the serial killer cat that’s targeting dogs… from KIRKUS Pseudonymous Kane’s debut shows what…
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Cats in Literature:
Published in 1960, “The Cricket in Times Square” by George Selden is a classic children’s book about a cricket, Chester who befriends a mouse named Tucker and a cat named Harry… by CAROLINE BOOKBINDER I know my sisters and I loved this book as a child, but I didn’t remember much about it. Upon rereading, I am baffled…
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Dogs in Literature:
Best known for his books about life in Provence, British author Peter Mayle’s examines the canine perspective in his 1996 novel “A Dog’s Life”. The book features drawings by Edward Koren… from PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY Both canine “memoir” and cautionary tale, this sprightly account of the further adventures of Boy, Mayle’s real-life dog introduced in Toujours Provence, is…
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Cats in Literature:
Written in the 1930s as letters to his godchildren, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Eliot is the collection of poems about feline life on which Andrew Lloyd Webber based his legendary musical “Cats”… Poem include: The Naming of Cats The Old Gumbie Cat (Jennyanydots) Growltiger’s Last Stand The Rum Tum Tugge The…
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