{"product_id":"the-pug-who-bit-napoleon-animal-tales-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries","title":"The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th and 19th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom elaborate Victorian cat funerals to a Regency era pony who took a ride in a hot air balloon  Mimi Matthews shares some of the quirkiest and most poignant animal tales of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Meet Fortune  the Pug who bit Napoleon on his wedding night  and Looty  the Pekingese sleeve dog who was presented to Queen Victoria after the 1860 sacking of the Summer Palace in Peking. The four-legged friends of Lord Byron  Emily Bront  and Prince Albert also make an appearance  as do the treasured pets of Alexander Pope  Samuel Johnson  and Charles Dickens. Less famous  but no less fascinating  are the animals that were the subject of historical lawsuits  scandals  and public curiosity. Theres Tuppy  the purloined pet donkey; Biddy  the regimental chicken; and Barnaby and Burgho  the bloodhounds hired to hunt Jack the Ripper. Wild animals also get a mention in tales that encompass everything from field mice and foxes to alligators and sharks lurking in the Thames. Using research from eighteenth and nineteenth century books  letters  journals  and newspapers  Mimi Matthews brings each animals unique history to vivid life. The details are sometimes humorous  sometimes heartbreaking  but the stories are never anything less than fascinating reading for animal lovers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966640287797,"sku":"ByrdShop_1526705001","price":33.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781526705006.jpg?v=1770572610","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pug-who-bit-napoleon-animal-tales-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}