THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS
Author:
Dodie Smith
First edition:
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1912)
In short:
Roger Pongo is a happay single man who lives with his dog. But he longs for a not so solitary life and lloks for a companion. His chioce is called Anita, a gorgeous young lady. The dalmatian manages to join both his owner and the girl. The meeting ends up in marriage.
But Cruella, an old schollmate of Anita's, is crazy for furcoats on Dalmatian hide and that's why she awaits impatiently for Perdita's first litter. The dog gives birth to fifty puppies but Crueela soon realizes that Anita will never give her the new-born Dalmatians. An stormy night she orders Jasner and Horace to kidnap the puppies.
Pongo the Dog and his partner Perdita manage to warn all dogs in London about the kidnapping of their offspring. The news reach Colonnel, an old dog who used to live by Cruella's den, and helped by Tibbs the Cat, they discover the puppies and many other dogs there. There are 99 dalmatians. Pongo and Perdita rush to save their offspring and all together get back to London.
Selection of edition:
Les Cent un dalmatiens, illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone, Gallimard, 1993.
On the internet:
Ricochet offers you a film version: Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney's film)