Greyfriars Bobby

Published: March 2, 2020, 6 a.m.

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers.\xa0Tonight, by listener request, we\u2019ll read the opening to "Greyfriars Bobby", a 1912 novel by Eleanor Atkinson based on the true story of the dog Greyfriars Bobby.\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThis novel is written from the point-of-view of the dog, Bobby, and uses Scottish dialogue as the novel is set in Edinburgh,Scotland. The book is written from the mind of a dog, which makes every-day events strange \u2014the opening line references a church clock as a "time-gun", for example.\xa0\n\n\u2014 read by 'M' \u2014\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices