![]() ![]() Eventually, the duke shipped Lassie off to faraway Scotland. Despite strenuous efforts to the contrary, every day she escaped and headed for the school. When the family fell on hard times, the father was forced to sell Lassie to a rich duke who lived on a nearby estate. Every day when school let out she would be waiting to escort young Joe Carraclough home. "Every man in the village agreed she was the finest collie he had ever laid eyes on." She could also tell time. I look at her, laugh and say: "What is it, honey, is Timmy in the well?")Īuthor Eric Knight, a native Englishman who came to the United States as a teenager and died fighting in World War II, wrote only one novel, a story of a collie and her northern England family, the Carracloughs. Every time my little dog starts trying to tell me what to do. Regardless of whether we had read the book, thanks to the overwhelmingly popular 1960s television series, Lassie became part of our lives. ![]() For those of us of an age, "Lassie Come-Home" is the quintessential dog story. ![]()
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