Lassie come home 1954 book by eric knight author

Knight and his wife jere knight raised collies on their farm in pleasant valley, bucks county, pennsylvania. Springfield supervisors consider roads relocation news. The perfect dog sets high bar for real pups in books, radio, movies and television, the history of the dog lassie is long and illustrious. A day before the magazines official publishing date, a literary agent wrote eric knight to ask if he. An adaptation of eric knights classic story hill, susan, ivanov, aleksey.

The book was written in 1940 and has been translated into numerous different languages and editions, thanks to the immense popularity of this moving story. Lassie comehome touched many nerves immediately after its publication in the dec. Eric mowbray knight april 10, 1897 january 15, 1943 was an english novelist and screenwriter, who is mainly known for his 1940 novel lassie come home, which introduced the fictional collie lassie. Hans h helweg lassie travels 400 miles to keep her daily afterschool date with joe. Its the same farm where british author eric knight wrote the book lassie comehome, beloved by a generation of children and adults, and later inspiring a. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Lassie comehome was first published in 1938 as a short story, oddly enough, in the us, then in 1940 in its present form. This sentimental story highlights the faithfulness and affection of dogs towards their masters. His novel lassie come home isbn 00304410 appeared in 1940. Knight grew up in the mill towns where stories of come home dogs were common. Eric knight lassie come home vintage 1954 hb grosset. I was enthralled by it, and then so proud of myself that id read a grown up type book.

Eric knight s most popular book is lassie come home. The books british origin is a little more problematic in my old age than it was in. The juvenile book is finished and a neat job of breadandbutter. Since publishing it has remained one of the favorite books for children. Lassie come home, written by eric knight, is a heartwarming story about the loyalty of a dog to his family. Ann m martin a collie undertakes a thousandmile journey in order to. Knight s this above all is considered one of the significant novels of the second world war. He was raised by an aunt and uncle and worked and went to school as a youngster part time. By that time the depression was over and world war ii had broken out. To ask other readers questions about lassie comehome, please sign up. Lassie comehome is a novel written by eric knight about a rough collies trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.

Use advanced search to seach for only books that are on our shelves. Lassie comehome by eric knight and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eric knight has 23 books on goodreads with 32942 ratings. The most faithful of all dogs returns in lassie comehome by eric knight. This lush countryside was the setting he chose for lassie s adventures. Lassie come home by eric knight illustrated by don bolognese pb.

He took american citizenship in 1942 shortly before his death. Of the many books i read as a youth, only three stand out in memory. Author eric knight introduced the reading public to the canine character of lassie in a magazine story published on december 17, 1938, in the saturday evening post, a story which he later expanded to a novel and published in 1940 to critical and commercial. I was looking for dog centered books and knowing all about lassie via the tv.