Elementary and junior high school, fiction, audio book, etc. Knight grew up in the mill towns where stories of come home dogs were common. A day before the magazines official publishing date, a literary agent wrote eric knight to ask if he. Pdf lassie comehome book by eric knight free download. Knight and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lassie comehome by eric knight book cover, description, publication. Eric knight s most popular book is lassie come home. The books original edition, however, carries the drawings of. He was raised by an aunt and uncle and worked and went to school as a youngster part time. Knight, author of the beloved childrens novel, lassie comehome. Susan hill is the author of many books for children, including several my readers and her acclaimed novel whistle in the dark. Eric knight has 26 books on goodreads with 33077 ratings. 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.
Eric knight home page welcome to the lassie family website. Eric knight has 24 books on goodreads with 32995 ratings. He took american citizenship in 1942 shortly before his death. Free download or read online lassie come home pdf epub book. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device. Lassie come home by eric knight and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Lassie come home by eric knight, first edition abebooks. The most faithful of all dogs returns in lassie comehome by eric knight. Gr commemorating the 75th anniversary of knights novel, this title tenderly retells the classic story of a dog who sets the gold standard for loyalty. A collie undertakes a thousandmile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate. Eric mowbray knight april 10, 1897 january 15, 1943 was an english novelist and screenwriter, who is mainly known for his 1940 novel lassie comehome, which introduced the fictional collie lassie. Books by eric knight author of lassie comehome goodreads.
Marguerite kirmse 18851954 was a britishborn artist who. Lassie comehome by eric knight, hardcover abebooks. Like when human beings are ill, they often make a show of their injuries and parade them so that others may see and give them sympathy. Probably the most popular in a whole series of dog books written in the twentieth. Marguerite kirmse 18851954 was a britishborn artist who emigrated to the. Eric knight was born april 10, 1897 in yorkshire, england. The books british origin is a little more problematic in my old age than it was in childhood. Lassie comehome touched many nerves immediately after its publication in the dec. I guess the british public needed a canine heroine more than ever. The first edition of the novel was published in 1940, and was written by eric knight. This lush countryside was the setting he chose for lassies adventures. It is just the reverse with an animal living in its natural state. The main characters of this classics, animals story are lassie, priscilla.
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