Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders
Margaret Marshall Saunders was a Canadian author.
Saunders was born in the village of Milton, Queens County, Nova Scotia. She spent most of her childhood in Berwick, Nova Scotia where her father served as Baptist minister. Saunders is most famous for her novel Beautiful Joe.
Following the success of Beautiful Joe, Saunders wrote more than twenty other stories, a number of which provided social commentary on such things as the abolition of child labor, slum clearance, and the improvement of playground facilities.
Saunders died in 1947 in Toronto, Ontario where she had lived for a number of years.
Beautiful Joe Based on true events, Beautiful Joe tells the story of a dog that is rescued from the hands of a cruel master who removes his ears and tail in a fit of anger. The Morris family comes to his aid and carefully nurses the dog back to health, giving him the name, Beautiful Joe. Originally published in 1894, it is told from the perspective of Joe himself, who quickly finds that he is in the company of many other animals that the Morrises have saved from harm. They firmly believe that every creature has the right a to full and happy life. Despite his horrible, early experiences he falls in love with his adopted family and becomes a loyal and trustworthy companion.
Table of content
Chapter 3 My Kind Deliverer and Miss Laura
Chapter 4 The Morris Boys Add to My Name
Chapter 5 My New Home and a Selfish Lady
Chapter 6 The Fox Terrier Billy
Chapter 10 Billy's Training Continued
Chapter 11 Goldfish and Canaries
Chapter 13 The Beginning of an Adventure
Chapter 14 How We Caught the Burglar
Chapter 15 Our Journey to Riverdale
Chapter 17 Mr. Wood and his Horses
Chapter 18 Mrs. Wood's Poultry
Chapter 20 Stories about Animals
Chapter 21 Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Harry
Chapter 22 What Happened at the Tea Table
Chapter 23 Trapping Wild Animals
Chapter 24 The Rabbit and the Hen
Chapter 28 The End of the Englishman
Chapter 29 A Talk about Sheep
Chapter 33 Performing Animals
Chapter 34 A Fire in Fairport