An edition of Pug who bit Napoleon (2017)

Pug who bit Napoleon

animal tales of the 18th and 19th centuries

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Pug who bit Napoleon
Mimi Matthews, Mimi Matthews
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An edition of Pug who bit Napoleon (2017)

Pug who bit Napoleon

animal tales of the 18th and 19th centuries

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"From elaborate Victorian cat funerals to a Regency era pony who took a ride in a hot air balloon, Mimi Matthews shares some of the quirkiest and most poignant animal tales of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Meet Fortune, the Pug who bit Napoleon on his wedding night, and Looty, the Pekingese sleeve dog who was presented to Queen Victoria after the 1860 sacking of the Summer Palace in Peking. The four-legged friends of Lord Byron, Emily Bront , and Prince Albert also make an appearance, as do the treasured pets of Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, and Charles Dickens. Less famous, but no less fascinating, are the animals that were the subject of historical lawsuits, scandals, and public curiosity. There's Tuppy, the purloined pet donkey; Biddy, the regimental chicken; and Barnaby and Burgho, the bloodhounds hired to hunt Jack the Ripper. Wild animals also get a mention in tales that encompass everything from field mice and foxes to alligators and sharks lurking in the Thames. Using research from eighteenth and nineteenth century books, letters, and newspapers, Mimi Matthews brings each animal's unique history to vivid life. The details are sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, but the stories are never anything less than fascinating reading for animal lovers of all ages"--Page 4 of cover.

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English
Pages
180

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Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th and 19th Centuries
2017, Pen & Sword Books Limited
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Pug who bit Napoleon: animal tales of the 18th and 19th centuries
2017, Pen and Sword History
in English
Cover of: Pug Who Bit Napoleon
Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th and 19th Centuries
2017, Pen & Sword Books Limited
in English

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Table of Contents

Dogs
Cats
Horses and farm animals
Rabbits and rodents
Strange and exotic pets.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Pen & Sword history

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
591
Library of Congress
QL791 .M38 2017, QL50

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 180 pages
Number of pages
180

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26954403M
ISBN 10
1526705001
ISBN 13
9781526705006
OCLC/WorldCat
1030158688

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