Full name: Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography of a Dog

Author: Marshall Saunders Year: 1893 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Animals, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: ManyBooks Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781618950147 1618950142

In 1892, in the town of Meaford, Ontario, Margaret Marshall Saunders was introduced to Beautiful Joe - a mongrel dog that had been cruelly mutilated by its owner. The author was inspired to write this true story to emphasize the plight of domestic animals everywhere. Upon publication, Beautiful Joe quickly became a Canadian classic, enchanting readers of all ages. Although Margaret Saunders relocated Beautiful Joe to a fictional town in Maine, readers know the story is actually based in Meaford, where a park and monument have been dedicated to the dog's memory. Similar books: Lad by Albert Payson Terhune A Nose for Trouble by Jim Kjelgaard Stormy by Jim Kjelgaard Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard Irish Red by Jim Kjelgaard Savage Sam by Fred Gipson Outlaw Red by Jim Kjelgaard Lad of Sunnybank by Albert Payson Terhune A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard No Dogs Allowed! by Bill Wallace No Roses for Harry! by Gene Zion Desert Dog by Jim Kjelgaard Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski One Good Dog by Susan Wilson A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron Unsaid by Neil Abramson A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi Winget