Turk the Border Collie

by Kathleen Fidler

After the death of his master, Turk is sent to a faraway farm to finish his sheep-dog training. But the longing for Old David and familiar fields is so powerful that he runs away and tries to find his way home again, encountering many adventures and varied companions on the way.

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Born in 1899 in Coalville, Leicestershire, Kathleen Annie Fidler was educated at Wigan Girls' High School, and at St. Mary's College in Bangor, North Wales. She was the headmistress of the Scot Lane Evening Institute from 1924-30, and taught at St. Paul's Girls' School, Wigan, from 1925-30. Fidler married J.H. Goldie in 1930, and had one daughter and one son. She spent most of her married life in the Edinburgh area, and died in 1980.

A prolific author, who penned both children's books and scripts for the BBC, Fidler is perhaps best remembered as the creator of two series, one about the Brydon family, the other about the Deans.