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Author:

Howell, Philip, 1965-

Title:

At home and astray : the domestic dog in Victorian Britain / Philip Howell.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Dogs--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Dogs--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-244) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: A public life for a private animal -- 1. Dogs in Dickensland : at home and astray with the Landseer of fiction -- 2. Flush and the banditti : dog stealing in Victorian London -- 3. Finding a forever home? : the Home for Lost and Starving Dogs -- 4. The descent of the dog : domesticating and undomesticating Darwinism -- 5. A place for the animal dead : animal souls, pet cemeteries, and the heavenly home -- 6. Assembling the dog-walking city : rabies, muzzling, and the freedom to be led -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

0813936861 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780813936864 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898087522

LCCN:

2014033776

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)