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J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was s kittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. This clear-eyed and wonderin g, humorous and moving book, described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the greatest masterpieces of animal literature, is her biography, a work of faultless... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Mrs. Blandish
- Mrs. Plum
- Pugh
- Miss Canvey: veterinarian of tulip in the beginning of the novel
- Mountjoy
- Chick
- Tulip: the German Shepard whose life is the basis of the novel.
First Sentence edit
SOME YEARS AGO, when I was walking with my dog in Fulham Palace Gardens, we overtook an old woman who was wheeling a baby carriage.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1- The Two Tulips
2 - Liquids and Solids
3 - Trial and Error
4 - Journey's End
5 - Fruits of Labor
6 - The Turn of the Screw
Appendix
Series & Lists edit
This book is in New York Review Books Classics. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- J. R. Ackerley (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Introduction)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1956
ISBN: 1590174143
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1956
ISBN: 1590174143
Page Count: 208
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- Dewey: 828.91209
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