Faces: Profiles of Dogs

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Faces: Profiles of Dogs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vita Sackville-West
Photographs by Laelia Goehr
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:80
Category/GenreHobbies
Dogs as pets
ISBN/Barcode 9781911547464
ClassificationsDewey:636.71
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Daunt Books
Imprint Daunt Books
Publication Date 21 November 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'How very odd it must be to be a dog...' Over the years Vita Sackville-West had many dogs, including Cocker Spaniel Pippin (famously the mother of Virginia Woolf's Spaniel, Pinka), Alsatian Rollo, whose photograph hangs in Sissinghurst Castle, and elkhound Canute, who used to hop on the bus into town whenever he got bored. In Faces, Sackville-West traces the origins and history of forty-four breeds, reflecting on their characteristics with frank humour,from the Father Christmas-moustachioed Schnauzer to the silky gentle-eyed Afghan, 'like somebody's elderly Aunt Lavinia, who nourishes a secret passion for the Vicar', and the elegant and ancient Saluki, 'without a doubt the dullest dog I ever owned'. Charming and fascinating in equal measure, this collection of profiles is testament to the fact that, 'when one loves dogs, it is difficult not to attribute human qualities to them'.

Author Biography

Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) was a writer and garden designer, and creator of the famous garden at her home, Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. Closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group, she is widely acknowledged to have inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando. Among her many works are the novels The Edwardians (1930), All Passion Spent (1931), and the pastoral poem 'The Land' (1926), which was awarded the prestigious Hawthornden Prize.