Project Gutenberg 2007-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 63 Mitford, Mary Russell 1787 1855 Mitford, Miss The Widow's Dog Produced by David Widger "The Widow's Dog" by Mary Russell Mitford is a short story originally penned during the early to mid-19th century. This fictional narrative centers on the lives of a widow, Mrs. King, and her grandson, Tom, as they navigate the hardships of their life in a picturesque, rural English village. The overarching theme of the story explores loyalty and companionship, particularly through the bond shared between the widow, her grandson, and their beloved pet spaniel, Chloe. The narrative begins by setting up a rich description of the widow's picturesque cottage near the Great Pond, illustrating her once comfortable life now humbled by loss and poverty. The story unfolds as Mrs. King receives a troubling letter from a tax collector, threatening to take their beloved Chloe due to taxation issues. The love and loyalty between Tom and Chloe shine through, as they grapple with the prospect of losing her. After a series of events that briefly separate the dog from her owners, Chloe ultimately returns home to the comforting arms of Tom and Mrs. King, highlighting the themes of fidelity and the warmth of home. The story concludes on a joyful note, celebrating the reconnection of a family torn by circumstance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Dogs -- Fiction Poor families -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 56654 56663 2024-09-10T05:29:52.947702 2023-09-10T08:57:05.083649 text/html text/html 51817 2016-08-07T10:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 20003 2016-08-07T10:42:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 74243 2024-09-10T05:29:56.101653 application/epub+zip 73344 2024-09-10T05:29:54.187685 application/epub+zip 73344 2024-09-10T05:29:53.407791 application/epub+zip 164898 2024-09-10T05:29:57.512633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158992 2024-09-10T05:29:55.597669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159121 2022-09-10T15:35:42.266679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47979 47972 2024-09-10T05:29:52.765692 2023-09-10T08:57:04.924659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47860 2016-08-07T10:41:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19139 2016-08-07T10:42:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 47851 2016-08-07T10:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19123 2016-08-07T10:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20304 2024-09-10T05:29:57.642631 application/rdf+xml 13558 2024-09-10T05:29:53.747697 image/jpeg 3382 2024-09-10T05:29:53.578677 image/jpeg 74562 2024-09-10T05:29:52.954670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia