"First published as a short story in the Saturday evening Post"--Title page verso.

The quintessential boy and his dog story. A time-tested favorite.

For more than eighty years, Eric Knight's Lassie Come-Home has been the quintessential friendship story between a boy and his dog. From books to television to the silver screen, Lassie remains one of the most adventurous, courageous and loyal friends in the history of popular culture. Twelve-year-old Joe Carraclough can’t imagine life without his family’s dog and beloved friend, Lassie. The pair are inseparable, from walks home from school together every afternoon to epic explorations of the Yorkshire countryside. Then Joe’s family falls on hard times, and his father is forced to sell their prized collie to the Duke of Rudling. Joe thinks there’s no chance he will ever see his best friend again. But, Lassie has other plans. Driven by natural instinct and an extraordinary love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and makes a perilous journey back to Greenall Bridge to reunite with Joe. Across hundreds of miles and against staggering odds, Lassie rises to every occasion as she races back to her home...and her family. This special collector’s edition celebrates the enduring origin story of our favorite collie, with an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Ann M. Martin, pen-and-ink illustrations by Marguerite Kirmse, and a stunning new package.

For more than eighty years, Lassie Come-Home has been the quintessential friendship story between a boy and his dog. From books to television to the silver screen, Lassie remains one of the most adventurous, courageous and loyal friends in the history of popular culture. Twelve-year-old Joe Carraclough can’t imagine life without his family’s dog and beloved friend, Lassie. The pair are inseparable, from walks home from school together every afternoon to epic explorations of the Yorkshire countryside. Then Joe’s family falls on hard times, and his father is forced to sell their prized collie to the Duke of Rudling. Joe thinks there’s no chance he will ever see his best friend again. But, Lassie has other plans. Driven by natural instinct and an extraordinary love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and makes a perilous journey back to Greenall Bridge to reunite with Joe. Across hundreds of miles and against staggering odds, Lassie rises to every occasion as she races back to her home...and her family. This special collector’s edition celebrates the enduring origin story of our favorite collie, with an introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Ann M. Martin, pen-and-ink illustrations by Marguerite Kirmse, and a stunning new package.

Twelve-year-old Joe Carraclough is heartbroken. Lassie, the family's beloved collie, must be sold to the Duke of Rudling, a bad-tempered, wealthy old man. The Carracloughs are struggling through hard times and can't afford to keep Lassie, who is without a doubt the finest collie in Yorkshire. The Duke sends Lassie to his estate in Scotland, four-hundred miles to the north, but Lassie will not be kept away from the family she loves. By instinct she starts the long journey south to find the home where she belongs. Filled with danger and adventure, this is the story of the love and loyalty shared by a boy and his dog. First published in 1940, the legendary Lassie Come-Home is sure to warm the hearts of yet another generation of readers.

Eric Knight, the internationally known film reviewer of the 1930s and author of Lassie-Come-Home tells his story in his own words, with the help of Geoff Gehman.

A cadela Lassie e a sua saga encantaram gerações, esta é a primeira tradução portuguesa do clássico para todas as idades e um dos primeiros fenómenos globais a estarem na base dos movimentos de direitos dos animais. Estamos em meados dos anos 30 e a Inglaterra atravessa uma depressão. A família Carraclough fica em grandes dificuldades depois do pai, Sam, perder o emprego. A única maneira de sobreviver é vender a cadela collie premiada da família, Lassie. O duque de Rudling viu a cadela e oferece uma verba que a família não pode negar. O problema é que Lassie e o pequeno Joe Carraclough são inseparáveis e quando a cadela é levada para o canil do Duque, encontra sempre maneira de fugir e de se reunir com o seu companheiro de aventuras. Finalmente o duque decide levar a cadela para a sua propriedade no norte da escócia. E aí começa a aventura. Lassie consegue fugir mas tem de atravessar todo o país para chegar ao seu donono sul de Inglaterra, o solarengo Yorkshire. Para além de ser uma das primeiras histórias a abordar a questão dos direitos dos animais, um épico sobre a fidelidade e o amor do cão pelos seus donos, «Lassie, regressa a casa» é, também, um retrato de um país e de um período difícil que explica muito do que seria a tenacidade inglesa na guerra mundial que se avizinhava. Consagrado pelo cinema e pela televisão em sucessivos filmes e séries, o romance de Eri Knight segue a história da cadela Lassie da raça collie que é vendida pelos donos para grande tristeza do seu jovem companheiro humano. "Vi o filme quando tinha 4 ou 5 anos e fiquei tão apaixonado pela Lassie que quis fugir de casa quando soube que do outro lado da fronteira, a dois dias de viagem iria acontecer um espectáculo em que a Lassie - ou melhor Pal, o cão que fazia de Lassie no filme - participava. Não sei se será daí que vem o meu amor aos cães pois já adorava os animais que viviam à minha volta na nossa quinta no México mas é, provavelmente, uma das memórias mais vivas que tenho dessa idade." Cesar Milan "O Senhor Knight conseguiu vários milagres com a sua história: fez com que muitos americanos se apaixonassem pela Inglaterra sem nunca cá terem vindo e reforçou o nosso orgulho enquanto país neste momento de guerra em que tanto precisamos." John McGarty-Smith in Colliers Magazine

Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland—too far a journey for any dog to make alone. But Lassie is not just any dog. First published in 1940, Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse, has become one of the best-loved dog stories in the world. This beautiful 75th anniversary edition showcases the original text and illustrations with a striking new jacket design and a new introduction from bestselling author Ann M. Martin.