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120 pages, Hardcover
Published November 1, 2006
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R.M. Ballantyne
653 books115 followersR. M. Ballantyne was a Scottish writer of juvenile fiction.
Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and where he served for six years with the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.
Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and where he served for six years with the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.
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April 3, 2016
This is the second R. M. Ballantyne title I have read. I've been wanting to get to a few more of this Scottish writer's books ever since I read The Dog Crusoe and His Master A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies, and since Ballantyne was born in April, he fit into this month's Literary Birthday challenge.
Written in 1881, My Doggie And I tells the story of John Mellon (almost a doctor in chapter one) and what happens to him after he meets a certain little canine. But let him introduce his pet himself:
I possess a doggie—not a dog, observe, but a doggie. If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice. A dog is all very well in his way—one of the noblest of animals, I admit, and pre-eminently fitted to be the companion of man, for he has an affectionate nature, which man demands, and a forgiving disposition, which man needs—but a dog, with all his noble qualities, is not to be compared to a doggie.
Mellon is out walking one day when a wild-looking creature comes running towards him along the dirt road:
Hydrophobia, of course, flashed into my mind. I grasped my stick and drew close to the wall. The hairy whirlwind, if I may so call it, came wildly on, but instead of passing me, or snapping at my legs as I had expected, it stopped and crawled towards me in a piteous; supplicating manner that at once disarmed me. If the creature had lain still, I should have been unable to distinguish its head from its tail; but as one end of him whined, and the other wagged, I had no difficulty.
This doggie finds a new home, as you must surely know by now. In a series of wonderful
coincidences, the almost doctor and the doggie meet some people whose lives are leashed together by past knowledge of the very same shaggy doggie. I enjoyed the book very much, it is a 'feel-good' type of tale: it made me laugh more than once, and even though it was easy enough for me to figure out the little mystery involved, it was still interesting to see how it all worked out. And there are some wonderful characters here: Slidder the street urchin, all those over-active children in the MacTougall family, and the doggie himself, who is known by (and answers to) three different names, depending on who is calling to him at the time.
Ballantyne does get a tiny bit preachy here and there, especially at the end of the book, but because it fit the character of the narrator and was not In Your Face, this was not as much of a distraction as it could have been. It was a fun little book; and I am still planning on and looking forward to reading more by this author.
Written in 1881, My Doggie And I tells the story of John Mellon (almost a doctor in chapter one) and what happens to him after he meets a certain little canine. But let him introduce his pet himself:
I possess a doggie—not a dog, observe, but a doggie. If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice. A dog is all very well in his way—one of the noblest of animals, I admit, and pre-eminently fitted to be the companion of man, for he has an affectionate nature, which man demands, and a forgiving disposition, which man needs—but a dog, with all his noble qualities, is not to be compared to a doggie.
Mellon is out walking one day when a wild-looking creature comes running towards him along the dirt road:
Hydrophobia, of course, flashed into my mind. I grasped my stick and drew close to the wall. The hairy whirlwind, if I may so call it, came wildly on, but instead of passing me, or snapping at my legs as I had expected, it stopped and crawled towards me in a piteous; supplicating manner that at once disarmed me. If the creature had lain still, I should have been unable to distinguish its head from its tail; but as one end of him whined, and the other wagged, I had no difficulty.
This doggie finds a new home, as you must surely know by now. In a series of wonderful
coincidences, the almost doctor and the doggie meet some people whose lives are leashed together by past knowledge of the very same shaggy doggie. I enjoyed the book very much, it is a 'feel-good' type of tale: it made me laugh more than once, and even though it was easy enough for me to figure out the little mystery involved, it was still interesting to see how it all worked out. And there are some wonderful characters here: Slidder the street urchin, all those over-active children in the MacTougall family, and the doggie himself, who is known by (and answers to) three different names, depending on who is calling to him at the time.
Ballantyne does get a tiny bit preachy here and there, especially at the end of the book, but because it fit the character of the narrator and was not In Your Face, this was not as much of a distraction as it could have been. It was a fun little book; and I am still planning on and looking forward to reading more by this author.
June 25, 2024
This was a fun and sweet story! Reminds me a lot of the Horatio Alger books I read a lot back when I was homeschooled, but with stronger faith content. It was hard to believe the characters really wouldn't have put some of the dots together at a certain point, but it was still fun waiting for them to figure it out. XD And as a dog person myself, I do love The Doggie of Many Names. I was also surprised to see some similar references to No Ocean Too Wide which I just read! I don't read this era much, so it was funny that after actively trying to read outside of my more common eras I accidently read a second book in just about the exact same time period.
November 1, 2022
I read this to our children years ago, and I enjoyed it just as much this time around many years later.
February 14, 2021
Čitala sam je na engleskom, ali otežavajuća okolnost je bila što su većina dijaloga bili na dijalektu, pretpostavljam cockney.
Glavni lik John Mellon ima malog psića po imenu “Dumps” jer strašno potseća na odrpanog otirača za cipele. John je bio mladi student medicine kad ga je kupio za poveću sumu novca od nekog krupnog čoveka koji je hteo da se oslobodi od psa. Pošto je pas pokazivao određene znake dresure, John je sumnjao a je taj čovek njegov originalni vlasnik. Pošto je bio na završetku studija, John je često posećivao siromašni kvart Whitechappel u Londonu, da bi pomagao jadnim bolesnim ljudma i da bi se ispraksao. Sasvim slučajno (ili ne?) mali dečak, siroče i beskućnik ga prepoznaje i kaže da je njegovo ime Punch i da ga je kao štenca jeftino prodao nekoj devojci. Dečak koji nema ime, ali preferira da ga od mnogih nadimaka koji su mu nadenuti, oslovljavaju sa Slidder, pripoveda kako ga je našao. Jedne noći je naletio na ženku terijerakoja je oštenila 4 štenca,a samo je jedno bilo živo, pa ga je uzeo i čuvao tri nedelje, a zatim ga prodao ljubaznoj devojci. John zatim zajedno sa momkom i psićem obilazi staricu, g-đu Willis kojoj je obezbedio socijalnu pomoć i obilazi je jednom nedeljno, a ona mu priča o svojoj unuci Eddie koja je nestala nekoliko meseci prije. I tako počinje jedna pomalo naivna, ali lepa priča...
Glavni lik John Mellon ima malog psića po imenu “Dumps” jer strašno potseća na odrpanog otirača za cipele. John je bio mladi student medicine kad ga je kupio za poveću sumu novca od nekog krupnog čoveka koji je hteo da se oslobodi od psa. Pošto je pas pokazivao određene znake dresure, John je sumnjao a je taj čovek njegov originalni vlasnik. Pošto je bio na završetku studija, John je često posećivao siromašni kvart Whitechappel u Londonu, da bi pomagao jadnim bolesnim ljudma i da bi se ispraksao. Sasvim slučajno (ili ne?) mali dečak, siroče i beskućnik ga prepoznaje i kaže da je njegovo ime Punch i da ga je kao štenca jeftino prodao nekoj devojci. Dečak koji nema ime, ali preferira da ga od mnogih nadimaka koji su mu nadenuti, oslovljavaju sa Slidder, pripoveda kako ga je našao. Jedne noći je naletio na ženku terijerakoja je oštenila 4 štenca,a samo je jedno bilo živo, pa ga je uzeo i čuvao tri nedelje, a zatim ga prodao ljubaznoj devojci. John zatim zajedno sa momkom i psićem obilazi staricu, g-đu Willis kojoj je obezbedio socijalnu pomoć i obilazi je jednom nedeljno, a ona mu priča o svojoj unuci Eddie koja je nestala nekoliko meseci prije. I tako počinje jedna pomalo naivna, ali lepa priča...
April 30, 2022
Wonderful entertaining listening 🎶🔰
Another will written British romantic relationship adventure thriller short story by R. M. Ballantyne about a young man 🚹 who is studying to be a doctor. A kid with no future. An orphan girl 👧 and a missing grandmother and a dog. Now this all comes together ❤ in a happy ending is very good reading. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do. 🏡🔰👒⏰ 2022
Another will written British romantic relationship adventure thriller short story by R. M. Ballantyne about a young man 🚹 who is studying to be a doctor. A kid with no future. An orphan girl 👧 and a missing grandmother and a dog. Now this all comes together ❤ in a happy ending is very good reading. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do. 🏡🔰👒⏰ 2022
March 14, 2016
Recently acquired a copy of this book that is over 100 years old, it was given as a school prize to my husband's grandmother in 1906. Absolutely lovely to read. A simple story but the language used is so quaint, a pleasure to read.
March 5, 2011
A wonderful story of a man and his love for his dog. Another Librivox classic to be enjoyed.
April 12, 2013
An enjoyable read with a nice happy ending.
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February 3, 2016This book was very interesting, it captured my attention and kept me on my toes.
December 5, 2014
This is an awesome short story that I highly recommend reading or listening too!
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