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Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. [3] The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based upon the 1940 novel Lassie Come-Home by ...
Lassie Come-Home is a novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. [1]
- Eric Knight
- 1940
Lassie Come-Home respectfully depicts impoverished people coping with economic hardships, specifically the worldwide depressions of the 1930s. The novel focuses on how the members...
Dec 12, 2014 · Eric Knight was born in England. Although he later moved to the United States, his homeland is believed to have served as the setting for Lassie Come-Home. In the early chapters of Lassie Come-Home, Lassie escapes the kennels to which she has been sold and devotedly returns to Joe.
Jan 1, 2001 · Lassie Come-Home is a classic book about a young boy and the bond he shares with his dog Lassie. One day young Joe’s life gets flipped upside down when his beloved dog was sold, and taken away from him.
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- Hardcover
Summary. A Yorkshire, England, family is forced to sell their beloved collie, Lassie, to pay their bills during a time of economic crisis and unemployment. The son is especially...
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Synopsis. Lassie is Joe's prized collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland – too far a journey for any dog to make alone.
