Publication

1972 - Collins, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

27,750 words, Guess

Page Count

111 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100002215373
  • ISBN-139780002215374
  • Open LibraryOL14874158M

Description

This is a short comic novel, very focused on the idea of reincarnation. The protagonist is a British gentleman c.1900, who has read of the Hindu idea that a man might be reincarnated as an animal, or vice-versa. When he discovers that Dean Spanley, a member of his club, remembers his life as a dog, he becomes obsessed with learning more. The problem is that the Dean (an honorific title) only speaks of his previous life as a dog under the influence of the right amount of a rare wine, Imperial Tokay, so that he has to enlist the help of a man who specializes in finding rare items. The best parts of the novel are the Dean's memories of what it was like to be a dog on a large estate. The 2008 movie "Dean Spanley" captures the essence of the novel well.

Subjects

Topics

Places

LondonSecond Boer War

Times

Other Editions

  • My talks with Dean SpanleyCollins1972-01-01

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