Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography by Marshall Saunders
"Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography" by Marshall Saunders is a novel published in 1893. Told from a dog's perspective, the story follows Beautiful Joe, an abused dog rescued from near death after his cruel owner mutilated him. Written as an animal autobiography inspired by "Black Beauty," this groundbreaking tale brought worldwide attention to animal cruelty. The book became the first Canadian work to sell over a million copies, winning a Humane Society contest
and touching readers globally with its unique narrative approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Saunders, Marshall, 1861-1947 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905 |
| Title | Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Joe |
| Credits | Produced by David Reed, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Dogs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Canada -- Fiction |
| Subject | Animal welfare -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-animal relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dog owners -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2818 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 961 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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