Ergebnis für "A Dog's Tale" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

"A Dog's Tale" is a short story, written by Mark Twain, told from the standpoint of a loyal household pet. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. In January of the following year it was extracted into a stand-alone pamphlet published for the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer.

The tale is told from the standpoint of a household pet. When a fire breaks out in the nursery, the dog risks her life to drag the baby to safety. In the process, her motives are misunderstood and she is cruelly beaten by the father of the family before the truth of the situation is discovered and she receives no end of praise. Later her puppy is killed by the father of the family to prove his opinion on optics to his scientist peers. 

Mark Twain's story, told from the standpoint of a courageous and loving she-dog, was first published in 1903. The story, by turns both funny and heartbreaking, begins with a description of her life as a puppy. As she grows, she is sold, then takes a mate and has a puppy, and her master and mistress have their first child. Her motives are misunderstood when she saves their baby from a fire and she is cruelly beaten....

This second short story collection features five tales of terror from the pen of Paul S. Huggins. The tales start with a novella length story in which Jake Hatchers life turns around, with the help of his grandmother's bequest. "Drakes Blitz" follows Harry as he thieves through bomb-damaged London during the blitzkrieg of World War 2. "Affected Inside" is a zombie story where Chris Styles, a government investigator, looks into the disappearances of serving prisoners. His undercover investigation reveals a problem far more horrific than he could have imagined. 

Welcome to Creelyville... When a loser on the run from the police finds his way to Creelyville, he thinks he may have hit on some good luck and opportunity, but did he? The Failure... His pitiful life of failure has left him with nothing. Is there a way to redeem himself? Perhaps even become famous?