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Dogs Genre
Books in the Dogs genre:
The Adventures of Puffy (1870)
A fluffy white Maltese dog gets into no end of trouble. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Keeper’s Travels in Search of His Master (1872)
Much animal cruelty is depicted in this story of a stray dog. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Edward Augustus Kendall
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
A comic poem on the subject of man bites dog. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Beautiful Joe an Autobiography (1893)
The autobiography of a dog, who was cruelly abused, then rescued by a loving family. It was the first Canadian book to sell over a million copies.
Author(s):
Marshall Saunders
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
The Animal Story Book (1896)
Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories (1897)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Bob Son of Battle (1898)
Author(s):
Alfred Ollivant
Illustrator(s):
Marguerite Kirmse
Pussy and Doggy Tales (1899)
A baker's dozen tales of cats and dogs. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
L. Kemp-Welch
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
W. W. Denslow
Faithful Friends (1902)
A collection of stories and pictures, which was frequently reprinted. This appears to be the first edition.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Cecil Aldin
Arthur Rackham
Louis Wain
Et al
A Dog’s Tale (1904)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
W. T. Smedley
Animal Heroes (1905)
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Pie and the Patty-Pan (1905)
Ribby the cat invites Dutchess the Pomeranian to a tea party. Read online at wikisource.
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Beatrix Potter
Pug Peter (1905)
Pug Peter runs away to Animal-Land where, while he is searching for Doggiland, he finds himself made king of Mousiland.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
John Hassall
Harry Rountree
Tales and Talks About Animals (1907)
A collection of simple stories with colored pictures by several different hands.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Charles Robinson
Et al
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Beatrix Potter
That Pup (1908)
Author(s):
Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s):
F. Strothmann
Ginger and Pickles (1909)
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Beatrix Potter
Faithful Friends (1913)
A collection of stories and pictures, which was frequently reprinted. This later edition had better illustrations.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Cecil Aldin
Arthur Rackham
Louis Wain
Et al
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920)
The story of how Doctor Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and became the animals’ doctor. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Hugh Lofting