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Lifetime: 1872 - 1942 Passed: ≈ 82 years ago

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Albert Payson Terhune

Books by Albert Payson Terhune

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His Dog

Adventure Fiction
Family Nature Loyalty Friendship Loss Responsibility Dogs Pets Animals Collie Bond

In Albert Payson Terhune's heartwarming tale, Link Ferris discovers an injured collie on his way home one evening. Having no experience with dogs, Link nurses the animal back to health, and the two form a deep bond. Link names the collie Chum, and th...

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Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories

Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories is one of many popular books written by Albert Payson Terhune that have delighted dog lovers for decades. Terhune loved dogs, and he bred and raised collies at his Sunnybank Kennels. Terhune sometimes included dif...

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Lad: A Dog

Lad: A Dog is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines, the novel is based on the life of Terhune's real-life rough collie, Lad. Born in 1902,...

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Bruce

Albert Payson Terhune was a journalist but is probably best known as a breeder of dogs, in particular collies at his Sunnybank Kennels. Bruce charts the story of an unwanted puppy who becomes loved by the mistress of the family. He then becomes enlis...

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Superwomen

In this 1916 work, Albert Payson Terhune introduces twelve immensely influential women, whose actions influenced world history. Terhune chooses well-known figures whose stories are as much myth as history, like Cleopatra and Helen of Troy, artists su...

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Further Adventures of Lad

"Further Adventures of Lad" is the second book in a three-part series by Albert Payson Terhune. The first book, which told of the experiences of the beloved collie Lad, his life on a farm, small town living and Lad's thoughts on, of all things, dog...

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Best Dog Stories

A collection of adult stories - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. NOTE: Some of these selections contain violence and racial stereotypes that will be objectionable to some listeners. - Summary by TriciaG

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Heart of a Dog

Dogs! Many of us love them and they love us unconditionally. But is he a soft teddy bear or a ferocious guard dog?

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Treve

Treve is a gloriously beautiful and madly alive collie that finds himself, through a series of lucky and unlucky events, on a sheep ranch in the West. He is owned by the two bosses of the ranch, and he finds his way into the heart of each of these v...