Greyfriars Bobby: The Legend of the Little Scottish Dog

by Betty Kirkpatrick

Greyfriars Bobby was a little terrier best remembered for his complete and utter loyalty to his owner. When his master died, Bobby took up a more or less constant vigil at his grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Now Bobby’s statue stands guard opposite the gates of the graveyard and is one of Edinburgh’s most visited tourist sites. This is Bobby's story.

Genres: Animals

128 pages, Kindle Edition

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.