Albert Payson Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune
Albert Payson Terhune (1872-1942) was an American author known for his dog stories, particularly those involving collies. His most famous work, "Lad: A Dog," was based on his own experiences with his collie, Lad, at his estate, Sunnybank. Terhune's stories often centered on themes of loyalty, bravery, and the special bond between dogs and humans. In addition to his dog stories, he wrote novels, adventure tales, and non-fiction, becoming a beloved figure in American literature for his heartfelt and engaging animal stories.

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TO MY TEN BEST FRIENDS: Who are far wiser in their way and far better in every way, than I; and yet who have not the wisdom to know it Who do not merely think I am perfect, but who are calmly and permanently convinced of my perfection;—and this in spite of fifty disillusions a day Who are frantically happy at my coming and bitterly woebegone in my absence Who never bore me and never are bored by me... more...

The Derelict Link Ferris was a fighter. Not by nature, nor by choice, but to keep alive. His battleground covered an area of forty acres—broken, scrubby, uncertain side-hill acres, at that. In brief, a worked-out farm among the mountain slopes of the North Jersey hinterland; six miles from the nearest railroad. The farm was Ferris's, by right of sole heritage from his father, a Civil-War... more...

CHAPTER I. The Coming Of Lad In the mile-away village of Hampton, there had been a veritable epidemic of burglaries—ranging from the theft of a brand-new ash-can from the steps of the Methodist chapel to the ravaging of Mrs. Blauvelt's whole lineful of clothes, on a washday dusk. Up the Valley and down it, from Tuxedo to Ridgewood, there had been a half-score robberies of a very different... more...