Eric Knight
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born
December 13, 1901
died
January 15, 1943
about this author
an author who is mainly notable for creating the fictional collie Lassie.
He was a native of Yorkshire in England, and had a varied career, including service in the Canadian Army during World War I and spells as an art student, newspaper reporter and Hollywood screenwriter.
His first novel was Song on Your Bugles (1936) about the working class in Northern England. As "Richard Hallas," he wrote the hardboiled genre novel "You Play The Black and The Red Comes Up" (1938). Knight's "This Above All" is considered one of the significant novels of The Second World War.
Knight and his wife Jere Knight raised collies on their farm in Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His novel Lassie Come-Home (ISBN ...more
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Lassie Come-Home (Hardcover) by Eric Knight avg rating 4.38 — 86 ratings — published 1989 19 editions |
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Lassie Come-Home: Eirc Knight's Original 1938 Classic (Hardcover) by Rosemary Wells avg rating 4.60 — 10 ratings — published 2000 5 editions |
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You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up (Paperback) by Eric Knight avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published 1986 |
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Sam Small Flies Again by Eric Knight avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1942 |
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This Above All (Hardcover) by Eric Knight avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1977 |
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Lassie. LeseRiese. ( Ab 10 J.). Die Geschichte eines treuen Hundes by Eric Knight avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1996 |
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Dedicated Life & Rainer Maria Rilke (Unknown Binding) by Eric Knight avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1974 |
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Best in Children's Books (Hardcover) by Eric Knight avg rating 0.0 — 1 ratings — published 1958 |
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