Beautiful Joe: An AutoBiography of a Dog
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My name is Gorgeous Joe, and I am a brown dog of medium size. I am not called Gorgeous Joe because I am a beauty. Mr. Morris, the clergyman, in whose family tree I have lived for the last twelve years, says that he thinks I must be called Gorgeous Joe for the same reason that his grandfather, down South, called a very hideous colored slave-lad Cupid, and his mother Venus.
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i have not finished this book but it’s very excellent so far.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Published in 1893, Gorgeous Joe was the first Canadian book to sell a million copies and was extremely well loved in America, too (selling nearly a million copies by 1900). A work of fiction told from the dog’s point of view, it is based upon the right tale of an abused dog (in the tradition of 1877’s Black Beauty). It reflects many of the unfortunate realities of society in persons days, but it had an incredible impact upon the Western world’s thoughts about humane treatment of animals. Fascinatingly, it is still published with the leader listed as Marshall Saunders. In fact, it was written by Margaret Marshall Saunders, and published using her middle name since it was felt that no one would want to buy a book written by a woman. (She was in fact the first woman to write a book which sold a million copies!)
Every animal shelter and rescue organization in America and Canada owes a debt to Gorgeous Joe.
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Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I liked this book overall, but the leader sometimes bogged me down with his morality. People who pick up a book that claims to be a biography about a dog will more than likely be animal lovers and therefore not need emphasized a lot of what is said in this book. But, there are reasonably a few different tales about animals that Joe meets in his life, and some of them made me laugh or smile or appreciate the animals in my life more. At this fee, not a terrible way to spend some time. (From the title, I would have expected more grammatical errors then there were. As it was, there was maybe one every 10 pages or so. Not enough to ruin the book for me.)
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Poor Joe, he goes thru so much. I read this book when I was about 12 and LOVED it. Now at 50 I still remembered it and got it for my 12 year ancient niece. She loved it as much as I did. Both of us want to scoop up Joe & bring him home & save him from the hard life he lives.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This was the first novel-sized book I read many, many years ago at age seven; it was my favorite book for some time, so I would recommend it for children. Some parts may be viewed differently in today’s world. For example, early in the book one character is described “giving a beating” to another for abusing an animal, and this is both acceptable and desirable.
The tale is narrated by Joe the dog. As described in the introduction, it is in the same style and tone as BLACK BEAUTY. It is a classic children’s book that may be loved by some older people.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5