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Eric Knight

Eric Knight was born April 10, 1897 in Yorkshire, England. This lush countryside was the setting he chose for Lassie's adventures. Knight grew up in the mill towns where stories of "come-home" dogs were common. He was raised by an aunt and uncle and worked and went to school as a youngster part time. Immigrating to the US in 1912, he settled in Philadelphia. He studied music and art and attended the Cambridge Latin School in Massachusettes.

Always a patriot, he joined the Princess Pat Regiment in Toronto, Canada to fight for his beloved Yorkshire in 1917. His only two brothers enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard. They were killed on the same day in 1919.

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British writer (1897–1943)

Born 10 April 1897
Died 15 January 1943

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  • Cover of: Lassie Come Home
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    First published in 1940 — 7 editions
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    First published in 2015 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: DR. Johnson and Birmingham: An account of the Birmingham celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Samuel Johnson..

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  • Cover of: Sam Small flies again: the amazing adventures of the flying Yorkshireman

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    First published in 1938 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Portrait of a flying Yorkshireman: letters from Eric Knight in the United States to Paul Rotha in England

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up (Hardboiled Fiction Ser)

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British writer (1897–1943)

Born 10 April 1897
Died 15 January 1943

Subjects

Dogs, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Dogs, fiction, England, fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Adventure stories, American Short stories, Animals, Appreciation, Boys & Men, Chiens, Children: Kindergarten, Classics, Conduct of life, Correspondence, Fiction, crime, Folklore, Large type books, Lassie (Fictional character), Lassie (fictitious character), fiction, Legends and stories, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Loyalty, fiction

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England, Birmingham, Canada, Yorkshire (England)

People

Eric Knight (1897-1943), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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Alternative names

  • Eric Mowbray Knight
  • Eric KNIGHT
  • Richard Hallas

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December 28, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
December 28, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import