A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs by Peter J Conradi PUBLISHED: 11 NOV 2019 PRICE: 9.99 FORMAT: 224 FORMAT: HARDBACK EXTENT: 224p ISBN: 9781780724041 SHORT BOOKS TERRITORIES: WORLD Tin Tin’s Snowy, Odysseus’s Argos, Darwin’s Polly, Mary Queen of Scot’s 22 lap-dogs, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Flush… Behind every great man or woman is a dog. A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a rich compendium of the world’s most significant and beloved dogs. Embracing the intriguing and the provocative, the essential and the trivial, Peter J. Conradi forays into history, literature and personal anecdotes to unearth a treasure trove of canine characters. Discover the stories behind Karl Marx’s and his daughter’s Dogberry Club; the lapdogs who were secreted in first-class cabins on the Titanic and how they survived; Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Bobby who stayed by his master’s grave for 14 years; and the one undisputed fact about Shakespeare – his singular dislike for dogs. A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a wonderful and witty homage to man’s most faithful friend. About Peter J Conradi Peter J Conradi is the author, among other books of Iris Murdoch: A Life, the critically lauded biography of Iris Murdoch and more recently of Going Buddhist and At the Bright Hem of God: Radnorshire Pastoral. Other books by this author Books Find out what's new this month, discover our back list and learn more about our latest new title: Perfect Pitch. Authors Who wrote what, when and why? Learn about our authors and their books. News and Events Keep up with the latest from Short Books. Follow @shortbooksuk on Twitter. Short Books • Unit 316, ScreenWorks, 22 Highbury Grove, London N5 2EF • +44 (0)20 7833 9429 info@shortbooks.co.uk Privacy policy with information on cookies • Terms and conditions