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NOT long ago, there lived in London a young married couple of Dalmatian dogs named Pongo and Missis Pongo.
About this book
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the robbery of the titular family of 101 Dalmatian dogs. A sequel entitled The Starlight Barking continues from the end of the first novel. At a dinner party attended by the Dearly couple, Cruella de Vil expresses her dislike for animals; subsequently, the couple's new Dalmatian puppies disappear. The Dearly dogs are now among 97 puppies who were kidnapped or legally purchased from various owners, with the intention of skinning them for their fur. Through the co-operation of animals and the "Twilight Bark", the dogs are found in Suffolk, England, and a rescue ensues.
Themes & subjects
FictionJuvenile FictionDogsDalmatian dogJuvenile fictionChildren's fiction
First published 1957Setting
LondonEngland
About the author
Dodie Smith
3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best for the novel 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
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