Lassie Come-Home

Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son 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. 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. 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.

About the author

Eric Knight, illustrated by Gary Blythe

Summary

Beautifully Illustrated by Gary Blythe, this edition includes extra material for young readers.

Report

Told without sentimentality and with deep insight into the characters not only of collies but of those who love them. TLS

Product details

• Authors: Eric Knight, Knight Eric
• Assisted by: Gary Blythe (Illustration)
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.02.2016
• EAN: 9781847495785
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-578-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Alma Classics; Alma Classics; Alma Junior Classics
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age