Greyfriars Bobby

by Eleanor Atkinson

Overview

The famous story of the faithful Skye Terrier, who guarded the grave in Edinburgh of his owner for years until his own death. First released in 1912, Eleanor Atkinson's classic novel has been a favourite for over a hundred years and has been successfully adapted for film, TV and radio on numerous occasions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783734063916
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	09/25/2019
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson was born in Indiana in 1863. She began her working life as a school teacher. When she moved to Chicago she worked for the Chicago Tribune under the pseudonym Nora Marks. In 1891 she married Francis Blake Atkinson, the news editor of the Chicago Evening Post. They set up a children’s publishing company together called The Little Chronicle. Her best known book is Greyfriars Bobby which was published in 1912 and has been adapted numerous times for the screen. She died in 1942.