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Charles Henry Lane
A British writer on dogs, cats, and other domestic animals, remembered for practical, enthusiastic books for animal lovers. His work captures the late Victorian and Edwardian world of breeding, showing, and caring for pets.
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All About Dogs: A Book for Doggy People
by Charles Henry Lane
About the author
Writing as C. H. Lane, this British author focused on domestic animals and became known for books aimed at readers who wanted lively, useful information rather than dry theory. Surviving references identify him as active before 1850 and still living after 1918, though basic details of his life are hard to pin down.
His best-known work today is All About Dogs: A Book for Doggy People, and Project Gutenberg lists a number of his books, showing how strongly he specialized in animal subjects. Reference sources also note his research and writing on breeds such as the Manx cat, suggesting a broad interest in the history, habits, and standards of household animals.
That narrow but appealing focus gives his books their charm. They offer a window into how people of his era understood pedigree animals, pet keeping, and the growing culture of animal fancying in Britain.