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Marshall Saunders

Born

in Milton, Nova Scotia, Canada

May 13, 1861

Died

February 15, 1947

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Margaret Marshall Saunders CBE was a Canadian author.

Saunders was born in the village of Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia. She spent most of her childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia where her father served as Baptist minister. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe. Originally published under the pseudonym Marshall Saunders, it is a story narrated by a dog who has had a difficult puppyhood with many obstacles including a cruel owner. When the book was published in 1894, both it and its subject received worldwide attention. It was the first Canadian book to sell over a million copies, and by the late 1930s had sold over seven million copies worldwide.

In 1934, Saunders was made a Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.), at the ti ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 2,732 ratings · 321 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beautiful Joe: An AutoBiography of a Dog (Beautiful Joe, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,540 ratings — published 1893 — 354 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Joe's Paradise (Beautiful Joe, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1902 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tilda Jane by Marshall Saunders, Carole Gerson (Introduction) 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1901 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mèo Mặt Nhọ by Marshall Saunders, Vũ Danh Tuấn (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1913 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy, the wandering dog; adventures of a fox-terrier 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1916 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rose of Acadia 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1901 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Joe's paradise part 2 (The Marshall Saunders Collection Book 11) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonnie Prince Fetlar liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1920 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1903 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Called Me Beautiful by Marshall Saunders, Janice Phelps Williams (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We're thinking too much about educating the mind, and forgetting about the heart and soul.”
― Marshall Saunders, Beautiful Joe An Autobiography of a Dog

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“I don't know why it is, but the present generation has a marvelous way of skimming around any kind of work with their hands, They'll work their brains till they haven't got any more backbone than a caterpillar, but as for manual labor, it's old-timey and out of fashion.”
― Marshall Saunders, Beautiful Joe An Autobiography of a Dog

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