Greyfriars Bobby
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Author(s)Eleanor Atkinson
PublisherWaverley Books Ltd
ISBN / ASIN1855349264
ISBN-139781855349261
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
Sales Rank1,566,529
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This is the charming story, based on fact, of the love of a Skye terrier called Bobby for his master in nineteenth centruy Edinburgh. Bobby and his master 'Auld Jock', a Pentland Hills farmer, were inseparable and for fourteen years after Auld Jock's death little Bobby made his home near the old man's grave in the cemetrery in Greyfriars Kirkyard. her was loved and card for by the local people who were touched by the bond between the dog and his master. A life-size stature of Bobby still stands in Edinburgh, commemorating his devotion and loyalty.