I’ve been wanting to read this for years, and now I finally did. Not for sale - "I never want another dog" - An evil-tempered old man - Lassie comes home again - "Don't come home any more" - The hiding place on the moor - Nothing left but honesty - A captive in the highlands - Freedom again at last - A long journey's beginning - The fight for existence - What a painter saw - When a dog is ailing - For to kill the beasties - A captive in the Lowlands - "Donnell! Never trust a dog!" - Lassie comes over the border - The noblest gift : freedom - On the road with Rowlie - A gallant heart and a good-bye - Journey's end - Just like old times againĥ+ stars & 8/10 hearts. First Square Fish edition: September 2007." - T.p. "Originally published in the United States by Henry Holt and Company, LLC. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland - too far a journey for any dog to make alone. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. All children’s classics contain extra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourself quiz.A collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate. Our aim is to give our list an international feel and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other cultures and literatures – this applies not only to the titles we chose but also to the illustrators we commission – so that we can bring a bit of novelty into the canon of British children’s literature. This edition is here presented with illustrations by Gary Blythe and a section of extra material for young readers.Īlma Junior Classics series of illustrated classics includes some of the greatest books ever written for younger readers and new translations of unjustly neglected international works.
Will she survive the hardships of the long journey and the various dangers along the way?Based on the author's own childhood memories and filled with adventure and suspense, Lassie Come-Home - Eric Knight's best-loved novel and a huge best-seller, famously adapted into a 1943 Hollywood movie - is a timeless classic and one of the greatest dog stories ever written. Undeterred by the distance and driven by instinctive love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and embarks on an epic journey to be reunited with her young master Joe. But when the family falls on hard times, Sam is forced to sell his dog to the Duke of Rudling, who takes her hundreds of miles away to his estate in Scotland. Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son Joe.
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