Greyfriars Bobby

by Betty Kirkpatrick

Greyfriars Bobby was a little terrier best remembered for his devotion to his owner. When his master died, Bobby maintained a vigil at his grave. Now, Bobby's statue stands guard opposite the gates of the graveyard.

Genres: Animals

Paperback

First published March 7, 2005

About the author

Betty Kirkpatrick, also known as E.M. Kirkpatrick, a British writer and lexicographer & prominent editor of several dictionaries and thesauruses

Reviews

[Cathy Unruh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is basically a pamphlet which summarizes the various iterations of the story of Greyfriars Bobby, a dog who rarely left his master's grave. As I read (via iPad) I kept thinking I was in the prologue...until there was no more! I would welcome an entire new book on the subject.

[Cheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This looks like the book I read ages ago. Not much to it, but I don't know how it could be much longer. It was an interesting story; enough to inspire me to hunt down the statue in Edinborough and see it for myself.

[Knitter · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative article which doesn't really tell the story of Greyfriars Bobby. Instead, it summarizes the different possibilities of his true story.