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Telling Tails

From Hopeless Hounds to Tyrannical Tortoises: Animal Letters to The Telegraph
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SIR - Our dog Ben has savaged all electioneering material pushed through our letterbox, with the exception of any communication from the Conservative Party. My son even tried reposting the same flyer, but still no mauling from Ben. Are we to conclude that our dog swings to the right? SIR - As a regular visitor to the UK, I have been fascinated by the spate of letters regarding the television viewing of assorted pets. They have reinforced my view that the British are quite, quite mad. Long may it be so. SIR - Following the recent results of the English cricket team in the World Cup, may I suggest a duck as the national bird for England? The venerable letterbox of the Daily Telegraph is host to a wealth of animal owners and observers. Not to be outdone on any subject, comes a menagerie of musings and meditations on a topic very close to their hearts. A collection including correspondence from dogs, notes about peacocks, admonitions on horse owners and scapegoats for cats. From the farmstead to the front room, big and small, feathered and furry can be found amidst these pages. How to gauge the political leanings of your terrier ? there is a simple test for that. Useful pointers on subduing a disgruntled heffer that prove effective in urban and everyday environments as well.

Author Biography:

IAIN HOLLINGSHEAD spent two years on the Letters to the Editor desk before becoming a full-time feature writer for the Daily Telegraph. His more serious assignments have included reporting on the student riots in London and interviewing everyone from Michael Atherton to Gurkha veterans to a member of Seal Team Six, the elite unit which killed Osama bin Laden. His less serious assignments have included taking a bath in Las Vegas with six albino rabbits, spending three days behind the scenes at the Miss England competition, camping outside Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding, eating in five Michelin-starred restaurants in one day, learning to flirt in Pizza Express, learning to Dance in Mamma Mia!, performing standup comedy to 300 eight-year-olds, training with the Royal Marines, climbing into a Spitfire and experiencing a Brighton nudist beach first hand. He now writes freelance for the paper. He has edited six bestselling collections of unpublished letters to the Daily Telegraph for Aurum. Iain lives in London.
Release date Australia
September 8th, 2016
Pages
192
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Aurum Press
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Aurum Press
Dimensions
129x151x20
ISBN-13
9781781315927
Product ID
24347481

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