The Hound of Florence
By (Author) Felix Salten
Translated by Huntley Paterson
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
7th July 2014
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories
FIC
Paperback
288
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 23mm
206g
Its a dogs life for a boy when he magically turns into a hound in this classic story from the author of Bambi.
On a routine walk through the streets of his hometown of Vienna, Lucas Grassi sees an archdukes coach. He cant help but wish he was rich and powerful and leaving the dark city behind. And when he sees the archdukes faithful dog running alongside, he wishes he could just be the dog and be free from his everyday life.
And then his wish comes true: Lucas does become the dog. Every other day he switches from his normal body to that of the archdukes canine companion. Soon he learns the dog is treated badly and the archduke is not a nice man. Lucas decides hell do anything to reverse his wishif only he knew what to do!
Felix Saltens tale of a wish gone awry is brought back to life in this beautiful repackage.
Felix Salten (18691945) was an Austrian author and critic in Vienna. His most famous work is Bambi.