

An edition of The little woodman and his dog cæsar (1800)
By Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt) Sherwood
Publish Date
1827
Publisher
American Sunday School Union, Depository, no. 148 Chesnut Street
Language
eng
Pages
85
Description:
A tale about a young boy who is deserted in the woods by his seven selfish brothers after their father, a woodcutter, dies. The boy survives with the help of Caesar, his dog, and many years later is reunited with his brothers, wood-cutters who have now lost their livelihood. They ask his forgiveness and he charitably makes it possible for them to live and prosper.
subjects: Juvenile fiction, Boys, Christian life, Conduct of life, Dogs, Abandoned children, Sunday school literature, Christianity, Christian literature for children, Forgiveness, Children, Children's stories, Children and death, Orphans, Human-animal relationships, Wolves, Cruelty, Charity, Brothers, Juvenile literature