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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Greyfriars Bobby | George IV Bridge, Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson, Greyfriars Bobby (1961 Film), The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Cemetery | Frederic P. Miller (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786134296014 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Greyfriars Bobbywas a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh afterreportedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, John Grayuntil he died himself on 14 January 1872. A year later, LadyBurdett-Coutts had a statue and fountain erected at the southern end ofthe George IV Bridge to commemorate him. Several books and films havebeen based on Bobby's life, including the novel Greyfriar's Bobby (1912)by Eleanor Atkinson and the films Greyfriars Bobby (1961) and TheAdventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2006). Bobby belonged to John Gray, whoworked for the Edinburgh City Police as a night watchman, and the twowere inseparable for approximately two years. In 1867, when it wasargued that a dog without an owner should be destroyed, the Lord Provostof Edinburgh, Sir William Chambers-who was also a director of theScottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-paid for arenewal of Bobby's licence, making him the responsibility of the citycouncil.…