Lots of people talk to animals. Not very many listen though. That's the problem.

Benjamin Hoff

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Topic

Man and animals

Author

Benjamin Hoff

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Children's book author Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Hoff, Benjamin. "Spelling Tuesday." The Tao of Pooh. E. P. Dutton, 1982.

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Medium
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Genre
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Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 87.

Current Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick or, The Whale. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 87.