Lassie Come-Home (novel)

:"For the 1943 MGM film, see Lassie Come Home":"For the 1954 television series, see Lassie (1954 TV series)"

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name = Lassie Come-Home
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image_caption = Early edition
author = Eric Knight
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Magazine story (1938)
Novel (1940)
publisher = The Curtis Publishing Company (1938, magazine story)
The John C. Winston Company (1940, novel)
pub_date = 1938 (magazine story)
1940 (novel)
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media_type = Print
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isbn = NA
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"Lassie Come-Home" is a novel about a rough collie's trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. Author Eric Knight introduced the reading public to the canine character of Lassie in a magazine story published December 17, 1938 in "The Saturday Evening Post", a story which he later expanded to a novel and published in 1940 to critical and commercial success. The novel has seen countless reprints since its initial publication, and has been adapted to various non-print media. The dog Lassie is an undisputed cultural icon.

Plot

Characters

* Lassie, a rough collie and companion animal to Joe Carraclough
* Joe Carraclough, a twelve-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy and companion human and guardian to Lassie
* Mr. and Mrs. Carraclough, Joe's parents
* The Duke of Rudling

Reception

Adaptations

In 1943, the novel was adapted to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film "Lassie Come Home" starring Roddy McDowall as the boy Joe Carraclough and Pal as Lassie. The success of the film led to several sequel films and finally to a long running television series (called simply, "Lassie") that debuted in 1954 and cemented Lassie's iconic status. The films and television series still see broadcasts worldwide and are available in VHS and DVD formats. The original film has the distinction of having been selected for the United States National Film Registry.

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