Project Gutenberg 2001-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 318 Saunders, Marshall 1861 1947 Saunders, Margaret Marshall Butterworth, Hezekiah 1839 1905 Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Joe Produced by David Reed, and David Widger "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 ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dogs -- Fiction Didactic fiction Canada -- Fiction Animal welfare -- Fiction Human-animal relationships -- Fiction Dog owners -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 570209 2025-07-02T04:23:07.285039 text/html 584111 2021-01-27T12:43:01 text/html 279262 2025-07-02T04:23:15.858985 application/epub+zip 289274 2025-07-02T04:23:10.514003 application/epub+zip 269403 2025-07-02T04:23:09.231996 application/epub+zip 510482 2025-07-02T04:23:20.000958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474087 2025-07-02T04:23:14.913952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425289 2022-09-02T06:10:41.688961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496151 2025-07-02T04:23:06.555067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495979 2018-03-16T10:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490748 2008-12-08T11:26:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22514 2025-07-02T04:23:20.133976 application/rdf+xml 13909 2025-07-02T04:23:09.784975 image/jpeg 3236 2025-07-02T04:23:09.529977 image/jpeg 183698 2018-03-16T10:59:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 191924 2021-01-27T12:43:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 183121 2008-12-08T11:26:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 271171 2025-07-02T04:23:07.326984 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 en.wikipedia