Albert Payson Terhune

As a respected dog breeder whose famed collie line is still winning awards today, Albert Payson Terhune knew the value of a perfect canine specimen whose attributes were sure to win plaudits at the top shows. But as a tenderhearted dog lover, Terhune recognized that all pups—not just the pretty ones—offer something of value to their owners. This fantastically action-packed novel centers on Bruce, a collie that wasn't blue-ribbon material,

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Treve, a beautiful and madly-alive collie, must fight for his life after his owner mistreats and rejects him. Through a series of unfortunate events he finds himself on the Dos Hermanos sheep ranch, and the two owners of that ranch become his new masters. Treve immediately loves and is loved by Royce Mack, the younger of the two ranchers, but Joel Fenno, an embittered, cranky old rancher, takes an instant dislike to Treve. He has "no time for measly...

This is the classic heart-warming adventures of a mongrel scamp named Chips, written by the master of dog-based literature, Albert Terhune. This delightful tale is the perfect read for dog-lovers of all ages, full of humour and daring-do that promises to make its reader fall in love with the unique character of Chips.

Magnus "White-light" Braith makes things happen on Broadway. But, he's grown tired and cynical. Despite his brilliant financial successes, his life is dulled by an absence of true achievement, and empty of genuine love. "I only wish I could keep on wanting things after I get 'em," he concludes. But, things are about to change, for better and for worse, when he encounters a beautiful playwright and a desperate, out-of-work thief. Written by Albert...

Collie to the Rescue tells the heart-warming tale of Thane, a beautiful corn-coloured collie who saves the lovely Kay Cormick's life from the charge of an rampant bull. Brant Hildreth is Thane's master and editor of the struggling newspaper The Bugle; Kay is the sister of a local politician who is the target of a fierce crusade mounted by The Bugle. Once lovers separated by the Kay's controlling brothers, the two have since given up on an amorous...

Six essays by Albert Payson Terhune, author of Lad: A Dog, on men in history who have been irresistible to women. Originally published in magazines in 1918. The men covered are, Lord Byron, Napoleon, Jonathan Swift, Alexandre Dumas, Marshal Saxe, and Frédéric Chopin. The book can be considered a companion, of sorts, to Terhune's series of articles (some of which were compiled as a book in 1916) on "Superwomen."

Albert Payson Terhune was not only universally famous for his stories of the collies of Sunnybank: as readers of his The Son of God know, he was also of a deeply religious mind. Sometime before his death in February 1942, he made some rough notes for an article on a subject which had never ceased to concern him and which has absorbed the thoughts of human beings from time immemorial. As Rev. Dr. Sizoo remarks in the Foreword to this volume, "The human...