A Dog of Flanders: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
A Dog of Flanders: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
A Dog of Flanders is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Ouida (1839–1908).
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"A Dog of Flanders" by Ouida is a novel published in 1872. Set in 19th-century Belgium, it tells the story of Nello, an orphaned boy living in poverty with his grandfather near Antwerp, and his loyal dog Patrasche. Nello dreams of becoming an artist and longs to see Rubens' masterpieces in the cathedral. As hardship intensifies and tragedy strikes, the bond between boy and dog faces its ultimate test in this poignant tale of friendship and perseverance.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Dog of Flanders
- Author credits: Ouida (1839–1908)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Dogs -- Juvenile fiction
- Flanders (Belgium) -- Juvenile fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Animals-Domestic
- Category: Novels
- Children's Literature
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
