Lassie Come-Home

Synopsis

Lassie, the prize dog of a humble household, is sold to a wealthy family when hard times befall her original owners. Taken hundreds of miles away, she does what many collies have done before her, she starts for home so that she can be faithful to a duty--that of meeting a boy by a schoolhouse gate.

There is something epic in Eric Knight's story of this dog and the saga of its weary trek, guided only by instinct. It is told with profound understanding, in moving prose. Marguerite Kirmse's illustrations blend into the spirit of one of the most poignant and best-loved dog stories in the world.

"This is more than a good dog-story; it may well be found, a long time hence, among the dog-stories that do not go out of print." So wrote May Lamberton Becker, reviewing the book in the fall of 1940, when it was published for the first time. Her prediction has been borne out.

The outstanding dog classic of all time, Lassie Come-Home has since appeared in twenty-five languages throughout the world. In 1942 an M-G-M movie based on the book launched the career of Elizabeth Taylor. In the spring of 1978 a new movie version was released, starring James Stewart, Alice Faye and Mickey Rooney and the best-loved dog of all time, the collie Lassie.

The book has been in print continually in various editions since the time of its first publication.

Winner of Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice Award

Copyright:

1968

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

251 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780030441011

Publisher:

Henry Holt & Company

Date of Addition:

07/20/15

Copyrighted By:

Jere Knight, Betty Noyes Knight, Winifred Knight Mewborn and Jennie Knight Moore

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction

Submitted By:

Approval Queue Volunteer 4

Proofread By:

Tomoko Miles

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.