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1) Lad - A Dog
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First published serially in magazines beginning in 1915 and then as a complete novel in 1919, "Lad: A Dog" is the beloved tale of the perfect dog by Albert Payson Terhune, the American journalist, dog breeder, and novelist. Lad, the central character of the tale, is a Rough Collie dog who lives with his Master, Mistress, and mate, Lady, at their home called the Place. Lad, who was based on Terhune's real life pet Rough Collie, is a loyal and brave...
2) Treve
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Treve, a beautiful and madly-alive collie, must fight for his life after his owner mistreats and rejects him. Through a series of unfortunate events he finds himself on the Dos Hermanos sheep ranch, and the two owners of that ranch become his new masters. Treve immediately loves and is loved by Royce Mack, the younger of the two ranchers, but Joel Fenno, an embittered, cranky old rancher, takes an instant dislike to Treve. He has "no time for measly...
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Lad of Sunnybank details the misadventures of a collie named Lad, written by the master of dog-based literature, Albert Terhune. A sequel to Terhune's famous book "Lad: A Dog", in this book Lad befriends a raccoon named Ramsey, a fox named Aesop, and a monkey named Darwin. Filled with exciting tales of courage and loyalty in the face of danger, this rare book is a must-read for dog-lovers and collectors of Terhune's beautiful work.
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Magnus "White-light" Braith makes things happen on Broadway. But, he's grown tired and cynical. Despite his brilliant financial successes, his life is dulled by an absence of true achievement, and empty of genuine love. "I only wish I could keep on wanting things after I get 'em," he concludes. But, things are about to change, for better and for worse, when he encounters a beautiful playwright and a desperate, out-of-work thief. Written by Albert...
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Albert Payson Terhune wrote hundreds of stories showing an understanding of the hearts and souls of dogs. The 27 stories herein, meticulously reclaimed from their 1910s and 20s pulp magazine sources, demonstrate Terhune's equally perceptive insightfulness into the minds and motivations of human lives, in a way that is still touching, relevant, and humorous today. Includes all original illustrations.
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27 stories from 1900 to 1919 by Albert Payson Terhune, author of Lad: A Dog.
Contents:
Introduction by Anthony Tollin,
The Beat that Failed (Lippincott's Magazine, November 1900),
The Seal of Silence (Lippincott's Magazine, January 1902),
She and the Monster (Argosy, October 1908),
A Bridegroom's Dilemma (Argosy, September 1909),
A Jersey Knight Errant (Argosy, November 1910),
The Watcher in the Hall (Top-Notch, July 1 1911),
The Montclair Flurry...
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Collie to the Rescue tells the heart-warming tale of Thane, a beautiful corn-coloured collie who saves the lovely Kay Cormick's life from the charge of an rampant bull. Brant Hildreth is Thane's master and editor of the struggling newspaper The Bugle; Kay is the sister of a local politician who is the target of a fierce crusade mounted by The Bugle. Once lovers separated by the Kay's controlling brothers, the two have since given up on an amorous...
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This novel, originally serialized in ten installments of The Country Gentleman in 1920, was published under the name Stephen Dircks. However, it has been verified that the true author of this novel was Albert Payson Terhune, author of Lad, A Dog (1919) and other greatly beloved dog stories and novels. Scanned from the original source magazines, this novel is now published in book form for the first time, and under the author's true name.
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This is the classic heart-warming adventures of a mongrel scamp named Chips, written by the master of dog-based literature, Albert Terhune. This delightful tale is the perfect read for dog-lovers of all ages, full of humour and daring-do that promises to make its reader fall in love with the unique character of Chips.
11) The Woman Tamers
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Six essays by Albert Payson Terhune, author of Lad: A Dog, on men in history who have been irresistible to women. Originally published in magazines in 1918. The men covered are, Lord Byron, Napoleon, Jonathan Swift, Alexandre Dumas, Marshal Saxe, and Frédéric Chopin. The book can be considered a companion, of sorts, to Terhune's series of articles (some of which were compiled as a book in 1916) on "Superwomen."
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26 stories from 1901 to 1922 by Albert Payson Terhune, author of Lad: A Dog. Contents:
A Lightning Change (Lippincott's Magazine, July 1901)
A Park Row Galahad (Lippincott's Magazine, September 1902)
Drunk or Crazy? (Argosy, March 1910)
Back to the Wickiup (Argosy, June 1912)
A Knight of New York (Top-Notch, June 1 1912)
The Sights They Missed (Top-Notch, December 1, 1913)
When Man Meets Man (Top-Notch, January 1, 1914)
Cephas the Paladin (Popular,...
13) Across the Line
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Albert Payson Terhune was not only universally famous for his stories of the collies of Sunnybank: as readers of his The Son of God know, he was also of a deeply religious mind. Sometime before his death in February 1942, he made some rough notes for an article on a subject which had never ceased to concern him and which has absorbed the thoughts of human beings from time immemorial. As Rev. Dr. Sizoo remarks in the Foreword to this volume, "The human...
14) Bruce
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Bruce is the story of a collie who starts out life as an ugly, ungainly type and grows up not only beautiful, but also incredibly smart. Bruce protects the mistress from evil-doers and becomes a decorated war hero before returning to his home for a leisurely retirement amid the lovely trees and lakes. Told in alternating viewpoints of Bruce and his master, this lovable story is one of Terhune's best.