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Title: Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Joe
Credits: Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Summary: "Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography" by Marshall Saunders is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The book presents the story of Beautiful Joe, an ordinary dog reflecting on his life experiences, particularly focusing on themes of cruelty to animals and the quest for kindness and understanding from humans. The narrative includes characters such as Beautiful Joe, his cruel former owner Jenkins, and the compassionate Morris family who rescue and care for him. The opening of the book introduces Beautiful Joe as he shares his early life marked by abuse at the hands of a cruel milkman. He narrates the painful memories of witnessing the mistreatment of his mother and siblings, ultimately culminating in his own brutal mutilation. Just as hope seems lost, a compassionate young man intervenes and rescues Joe, taking him to a new home with the Morris family. Here, Joe begins to experience love and empathy, as well as the promise of a happier existence, leading to significant transformations in his life. The introductory chapters establish a strong contrast between the cruelty he endured and the kindness he begins to encounter, setting the tone for a powerful exploration of the human-animal bond. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Saunders, Marshall, 1861-1947
Author of introduction, etc.: Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905
EBook No.: 2818
Published: Sep 1, 2001
Downloads: 316
Language: English
Subject: Dogs -- Fiction
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Canada -- Fiction
Subject: Animal welfare -- Fiction
Subject: Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Dog owners -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Joe
Credits: Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Summary: "Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography" by Marshall Saunders is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The book presents the story of Beautiful Joe, an ordinary dog reflecting on his life experiences, particularly focusing on themes of cruelty to animals and the quest for kindness and understanding from humans. The narrative includes characters such as Beautiful Joe, his cruel former owner Jenkins, and the compassionate Morris family who rescue and care for him. The opening of the book introduces Beautiful Joe as he shares his early life marked by abuse at the hands of a cruel milkman. He narrates the painful memories of witnessing the mistreatment of his mother and siblings, ultimately culminating in his own brutal mutilation. Just as hope seems lost, a compassionate young man intervenes and rescues Joe, taking him to a new home with the Morris family. Here, Joe begins to experience love and empathy, as well as the promise of a happier existence, leading to significant transformations in his life. The introductory chapters establish a strong contrast between the cruelty he endured and the kindness he begins to encounter, setting the tone for a powerful exploration of the human-animal bond. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Saunders, Marshall, 1861-1947
Author of introduction, etc.: Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905
EBook No.: 2818
Published: Sep 1, 2001
Downloads: 316
Language: English
Subject: Dogs -- Fiction
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Canada -- Fiction
Subject: Animal welfare -- Fiction
Subject: Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Dog owners -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.