A Literary Dog for Every Day of the YearTara RichardsonLabel: CassellDescription: Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho MarxDogs and writers seem to belong together like bread and butter: you can't one without the other... well not really. From John Steinbeck's poodle Charley and Philip Pullman's cockapoos to Mr Rochester's Pilot and the faithful Argos of Homer's Odyssey we have all grown up with a dog - whether real or fictional - there is a certain rightness to the pairing. And as valuable as they are in terms of companionship dogs can occasionally make shrewd editors. In this book we'll meet more than one pooch who has seen fit to devour part of a manuscript obliging the author to try again no doubt improving on the original.Rediscover the joy of childhood friends and much-loved pets with this selection of quotes and passages from poems and stories that celebrate some of the most memorable and best-loved dogs in literature. A Literary Dog for Every Day of the Year is a must-have for all dog and book lovers this inspirational collection is the perfect gift for canine connoisseurs to treasure all year long.Highlight's include:- January: Burns Night Science Fiction Day and a tribute to one of Lord Byron's greatest loves: his dog Boatswain- February: Chinese New Year Valentine's Day and more than a few Dalmations- March: World Book Day Mother's Day and quick trip to space aboard Sputnik II- April: Easter Happy birthday William Shakespeare and the dog of the day: Sergeant Murphy the police officer pooch in Richard Scarry's beloved Busytown- May: Mental Health Month Mother's Day (US) and a short visit with Toto and Dorothy- June: Father's Day dog of the day: Rollo from the Outlander series and a brief musing from Charles Dickens- July: Happy birthday Marcel Proust and spend some time with Lynley Dodd and Shirley Hughes- August: International Dog Day Happy birthday Tove Jansson and step into Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring- September: Direwolves crime capers and canine of the day: Timothy the fifth member of the Famous Five - October: Happy Halloween read some spooky passages from Edgar Allen Poe them sit a spell with Pilot from Jane Eyre- November: Daydream with Snoopy snuggle in with Nana and set on an adventure with the space-travelling Kazak- December: Meet Max companion to the foul-tempered Grinch cast a spell with Coal and the dog of the day: Pug the endlessly spoilt lapdog from Mansfield ParkAlso available in the series: A Literary Cat for Every Day of the Year
