Doggy People

The Victorians Who Made the Modern Dog

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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We know that there were dogs in Victorian Britain, but who were the ‘Doggy People’ who kept them, bred them, showed them, worked with them and cared for them?Chapter by chapter, this book reveals the varied and often eccentric lives of the Victorians who helped define dogs as we know them today. The cast runs from the very pinnacle of society, Queen Victoria, to near the bottom with Jemmy Shaw, a publican, boxer, promoter of dog-fights and rat-killing. The others include an artist, aristocrats, authors, a clergyman, doctors, a dog-dealer, a feminist, journalists, landowners, millionaires, philanthropists, politicians, scientists, a stockbroker, veterinarians, and a showman – none other their Charles Cruft.Looking at the invention and meaning of new breeds such as poodles, collies, Jack Russells, and borzois amongst others, we see how the Victorians thought about pets, sports, dog shows and animal rights.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-21
Mått:138 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526167729

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Michael Worboys is an Emeritus Professor in the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) at the University of Manchester

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'Doggy People offers an entertaining, indispensable, and insightful guide to the cast of Victorian characters who created the dogs that live amongst us today'Chris Pearson, Author of Dogopolis: How dogs and Humans made modern New York, London, and Paris'Well researched, concise and accessible, Worboys traces the fascinating history of how and why Victorian society realigned the canine / human relationship - an engaging addition to this absorbing area of enquiry.'Hilda Kean, author of Animal Rights; The Great Cat & Dog Massacre; The Routledge Companion to Animal-Human History'Worboys succeeds in taking an arch, humorous view of each subject without descending into caricature. Anecdotes are interwoven with a curriculum vitae of canine-related exploits. The breadth and depth of the research are worn lightly, but nonetheless invest the book – which might easily have descended into a treasury of trivia – with an underlying rigour and an eye for social history.'TLS, James Cahill, June 2023'This accessible, concise, and entertaining book is invaluable for animal historians and pet owners alike seeking to understand the origins of particular breeds, institutions, and activities that remain part of modern dog culture. Worboys's cast of characters is so diverse that every reader will find at least one piquing their interest. In ways both pronounced and subtle, these “doggy people” continue influencing modern dog culture in Britain and across the world.'Journal of British Studies

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionHigh society, low society1. Queen Victoria | Family pets2. Bill George | King of the Canine Castle3. Jemmy Shaw | The Fancy4. Duchess of Newcastle | Borzois and Fox TerriersCelebrities and millionaires5. Jack Russell | Terriers6. Edwin Landseer | Canine characters7. Harry Panmure Gordon and J. P. Morgan| Collies 8. Alice Stennard Robinson | Ladies Kennel AssociationSportsmen and showmen9. John Henry Walsh (‘Stonehenge’) | Breed and breeds10. Richard Lloyd Price | Sheepdog trials11. John Henry Salter | Field trials12. Charles Cruft | Dog showsDoctors and scientists13. Delabere Blaine and William Youatt | Dog doctors14. Charles Darwin | Evolution and emotions15. Gordon Stables | Canine care and dog tales16. Everett Millais | Basset Hounds and breedingCampaigners and politicians17. Mary Tealby | Dogs’ homes 18. Frances Power Cobbe | Sentient creatures19. John Cumming Macdona | St Bernards20. Sewallis Shirley | The Kennel ClubAfterword – Pedigree chums Index