Dog Stars - Three Luminaries in the Dog World

T. P. O'Connor

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473341913
• Print ISBN:
  9781473332034

This classic collection of fun, amusing and heart warming stories is a must read for anybody who loves dogs. Sixteen short anecdotes full of courage, humour, danger and most of all love, proving there is only one animal that can be called 'man's best friend'. Written by Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor a Texan socialite living in Victorian, married to Irish politician and newspaper magnate T. P. O'Connor. A heart-warming book but also a delightful insight into the upper classes of Victorian Britain. First printed in 1915. This text has been republished here for its historical and cultural significance. Including a new introduction on dogs in fiction.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dogs in Fiction
• Dedication
• A Word For Dog Stars
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Dog Stars
• Chapter I Beau, a Noble Cur
• Chapter II Max Gladstone O’Connor, Gentleman
• Chapter III Max Makes a Reformation
• Chapter IV Max and Jack the Ripper
• Chapter V Max Presents Himself at Buckingham Palace
• Chapter VI Max Comforts the Sick, and Meets Punch
• Chapter VII Max Discovers a Romance
• Chapter VIII Mr. Labouchere Tells Max a Dog Story
• Chapter IX Max Selects a Hat, and Finds a Ring
• Chapter X Max In Court Gives Testimony
• Chapter XI Max Conquers Jealousy
• Chapter XII The End of a Noble Life
• Chapter XIII A Gay Dog Arrives
• Chapter XIV Coaxey Says His Prayers and Dances the Highland Fling
• Chapter XV Coaxey as a Sportsman
• Chapter XVI Coaxey’s Victorious Battle, and the Lonely End of a Joyous Life