Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 182 Terhune, Albert Payson 1872 1942 Bruce Produced by Dianne Bean. HTML version by Al Haines. "Bruce" by Albert Payson Terhune is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the titular character, Bruce, a collie that endures hardship and strives to find acceptance and love from humans in a world that often discriminates against female dogs. The story explores themes of loyalty, companionship, and the challenges faced by animals in a human-dominated society. The opening of "Bruce" introduces the protagonist, a female collie named Rothsay Lass, who is initially overlooked because of her gender despite her exceptional qualities and pedigree. Left alone in a kennel after her siblings are sold, her fate changes when a lonely boy named Dick Hazen comes to the kennel. Their bond grows quickly as he chooses her for his birthday gift. However, Dick's mother disapproves of a female dog, leading to a conflict that empowers Lass to defend her young master. This portion of the book sets the stage for the journey of both the dog and Dick, establishing the emotional depth and challenges they face in their relationship, foreshadowing future adventures and trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dogs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Animals-Domestic Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 256028 2025-08-01T13:15:30.795316 text/html 250706 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 97481 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161844 2025-08-01T13:15:36.191277 application/epub+zip 163788 2025-08-01T13:15:32.500314 application/epub+zip 163788 2025-08-01T13:15:31.407295 application/epub+zip 266085 2025-08-01T13:15:38.995258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254942 2025-08-01T13:15:35.575293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235136 2022-09-02T03:54:05.708101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237763 2025-08-01T13:15:30.254327 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237677 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95202 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237668 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95179 2021-01-01T00:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20708 2025-08-01T13:15:39.163246 application/rdf+xml 9521 2025-08-01T13:15:31.970289 image/jpeg 2595 2025-08-01T13:15:31.717301 image/jpeg 156953 2025-08-01T13:15:30.818281 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia