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A Dog of Flanders
Author Marie Louise de la Ramée (as Ouida)
Country Flag of the United Kingdom UK
Language English
Genre(s) Drama, Tragedy
Publisher Chapman and Hall
Publication date 1872
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 293 pp
ISBN NA

A Dog of Flanders is a novel about a boy Nello and his dog Patrasche, written by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the pseudonym Ouida in 1872. Ouida ( January 1, 1839 &ndash January 25, 1908) was the Pen name of the English Novelist Maria Louise The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view The year 1872 in literature involved some significant new books Printing is a process for reproducing text and image typically with ink on Paper using a printing press A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Ouida ( January 1, 1839 &ndash January 25, 1908) was the Pen name of the English Novelist Maria Louise A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Ouida ( January 1, 1839 &ndash January 25, 1908) was the Pen name of the English Novelist Maria Louise It is widely read in Japan, and has been adapted into several films and anime. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese,

The story is little known in Belgium, and then primarily because of the tourists it attracts to Antwerp. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the There is a small statue of Nello and Patrache at the Kapelstraat (Chapel Street) in the Antwerp suburb of Hoboken, and a commemorative plaque in front of the Antwerp Cathedral donated by Toyota. Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal ceramic stone wood or other material typically attached to a wall stone or other vertical surface and bearing Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, or the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, was started in 1351 and although the first stage of construction was ended (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. This novel was very popular in the Philippines and it was dubbed and localized by ABS-CBN. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork"

Contents

Plot summary

In the 19th century, a boy named Nello becomes an orphan at the age of two when his mother dies in the Ardennes. For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department. His grandfather, Jehan Daas, who lives in a small village, Hoboken, near the city of Antwerp, takes him in. Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

One day, Nello finds a dog who was almost beaten to death and names him Patrasche. Due to the good care of Johan, the dog recovers, and from then on, Nello and Patrasche are inseparable. Since they are very poor, Nello has to help his grandfather by selling milk. Patrasche helps him pull the milk cart that Nello uses to sell milk in the town.

Nello has a friend, Aloise, the daughter of a well-off man in the village. The father doesn't want his daughter to have a poor sweetheart. Although Nello is illiterate, he is very talented in drawing. He enters a junior drawing contest in Antwerp, hoping to win the first prize, 200 francs per year. However, the jury selects somebody else.

Afterwards, his grandfather dies and he is accused of causing a fire. His life becomes even more desperate. Having no place to stay, Nello goes to the cathedral of Antwerp to see Rubens' The Elevation of the Cross, but he doesn't have enough money to enter. The Elevation of the Cross is a Triptych painting by Rubens. Rubens painted The Elevation of the Cross after returning to Flanders On the night of Christmas Eve, he and Patrasche go to Antwerp and, by chance, find the door to the church open. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. The next morning, the boy and his dog are found frozen to death in front of the triptych. A triptych (pronounced "trip-tick" trip'tik (or US: 'tɹʷɪp

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The novel has been adapted for cinema and television in live-action and animation:

For its authentic 19th century buildings, the Open Air Museum of Bokrijk, (Flanders) was used as scenery for the 1975 and 1992 anime and the 1999 film. History Early sources until the French Revolution On March the 9th 1252 Count Arnold IV of Loon and Chiny ( County of Loon) sold a forest situated between Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.

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