A collection of seventeen short stories about dogs, with works by Mark Twain, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, Charles Dickens, Anton Chekhov, John Muir, and more.
". . . [an] . . . anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side which is explored . . . by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Black Cat' and H. P. Lovecraft in 'The Cats of Ulthar'"--Pan Macmillan's website.
Provides background on the life of American author Jack London and the influences that shaped his life, and features essays that explore wildness as portrayed in his novel "The Call of the Wild.".
Provides background on the life of American author Jack London and the influences that shaped his life, and features essays that explore wildness as portrayed in his novel "The Call of the Wild.".
Discusses the novel, "The Yearling, " including the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Baskin, the book's history and impact, its plot, characters, and literary criticism.
