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Best Dog Stories

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(3,286 Sterne; 7 Bewertungen)

A collection of adult stories - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. NOTE: Some of these selections contain violence and racial stereotypes that will be objectionable to some listeners. - Summary by TriciaG (6 hr 53 min)

Chapters

To Hub--Just a Dog, by Warren G. Harding

2:26

Read by mleigh

A Tribute to the Dog, by George Graham Vest

4:24

Read by mleigh

The Anarchist--His Dog, by Susan Glaspell

34:23

Read by Deanna Heise

One Smart Pup, by Frank R. Pierce

29:33

Read by April6090

Ordered On, by John T. Foote

31:14

Read by Audrey Sing

Drafted, by Vesta Tharp

20:32

Read by Michael Cocciolillo

Brown Wolf, by Jack London

15:38

Read by Amber Rose

The Pursuit, by Samuel A. Derieux

34:33

Read by Audrey Sing

Bill, by Roy Norton

25:28

Read by Audrey Sing

When the Prince Came Home, by George T. Marsh

45:52

Read by Audrey Sing

The Last Adventure, by Albert P. Terhune

37:09

Read by Audrey Sing

Gammire, by Booth Tarkington

51:11

Read by TriciaG

The Lost Dog, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

11:46

Read by T.Honcharyk

Smoke, by John A. Moroso

20:41

Read by Audrey Sing

Chums, by Edwin L. Sabin

24:18

Read by ambsweet13

A Little Ghost in the Garden, by Richard Le Gallienne

24:05

Read by Audrey Sing

Bewertungen

(0,5 Sterne)

Booth Tarkington's story of the black poodle would be wonderful were it not within a glaring unfortunate example of presenting black servants in stereotype and dialect. While not an unusual gratuitous practice (ie not necessary to the story) throughout American literature to select this excerpt from the book Gentle Julia is a sad exposure of Tarkington's blithe insensitivity . He obviously loved and owned black poodles, but, his means of celebrating them is painful. The reader made some attempt to minimize the extreme black dialect. No matter when the anthology was compiled this story should be left out. We can't edit out such prejudice from past writers work but we needn't celebrate it.