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Note from the author:
This juvenile fiction book about Mungo the dog and his international voyages and travels was published in 1814.

A short note from the author from the book's Preface:

This little work was not intended, originally, for the public eye;
it was the evening employment of a mother, for the amusement
of her child; and as it fully answered that design, she flatt... More

Note from the author:
This juvenile fiction book about Mungo the dog and his international voyages and travels was published in 1814.

A short note from the author from the book's Preface:

This little work was not intended, originally, for the public eye;
it was the evening employment of a mother, for the amusement
of her child; and as it fully answered that design, she flatters
herself it may prove to other children not an unacceptable
present.
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Some excerpts from the book:

It was the joyous festival of Christmas, when little Mungo enter-
tained his friends and neighbours. At his right sat Bob the
spotted terrier, celebrated for his virtues and his genius. On
his left was Caesar, the true old English mastiff; who, content
with the inheritance of usefulness and integrity, spent his days
in domestic life, the vigilant guardian of his master's property.
Next to him was the Shepherd Dog, whose meagre countenance
and rough coat showed him an unfit companion for the present
company; but he had been introduced by Caesar, who was him-
self a dog of respectability, and, with true British spirit, would
have resented any slight to his friend; Mungo therefore smiled
a welcome on the plebeian visitor. Then came the Bull Dog,
of coarse, unsocial manners; but whose well-known courage,
and fighting disposition, kept his companions in awe. Next
sat the obedient Spaniel the accommodating friend of man;
equally the companion of his field-sports or his fire-side. A party
of sporting dogs concluded the assembly; the Hound, with his
long, pendulous ears; the sensible and well-educated Pointer;
the lank Greyhound; and the brisk little Terrier.
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PARIS - was then the resort of the gay, the idle, and the fashion-
able. I was immediately introduced to several of our own species,
and was constantly engaged in large parties. At that time, Louis
XVI was seated on the throne of his ancestors the idol of his
people. The very name of royalty curried such attractions with
it, that my master had only to name my descent, and I was
every where received with the respect due to a dog of dignity.
I was caressed. I frisked in the Thuilleries and at Versailles,
and strutted with puppies of distinction. To my untra veiled
friends it may be necessary to explain, that the latter was
then a royal residence, the other a place of public resort.

So many English at this time visited France, that I might have
been always with parties from our own country, I not only
avoided, but I also blushed to acknowledge them, when
chance threw them in my way. Nay, do not growl at the dec-
laration, neighbour Caesar; but I was ashamed to remark that
contempt of politeness, which they thought so expressive of
British courage and sincerity. To such lengths was this coarse-
ness carried, that I have seen them snarl with a female for a
bone, and drive a poor invalid from the repose of his own
cushion.

Be sure to look for the other adventures of Mungo....look for:
Mungo, the Little Traveller, to which is annexed, The Seven
Wonders of the World.

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