This is the part where things start to get ugly. He begins to delight in taunting them until one day Chief breaks his chain and chases him, Tod flees along a railroad track while a train is approaching and Chief is killed by the train. One day, Tod comes across the Master's house and discovers that his presence sends the chained pack of dogs into a frustrated frenzy. Tod initially enjoys his life, but when he reaches sexual maturity he returns to the wild. However, he now feels threatened by Chief, a younger, faster Black and Tan Coonhound. Tod is a red fox kit, raised as a pet by one of the human hunters who killed his mother and litter mates.Ĭopper, a bloodhound crossbred, was once the favorite among his Master's pack of hunting dogs in a rural country area. So I'm gonna use gifs cause after reading this novel I think I deserve a little bit of happinness. His output of essays and articles was extensive. His more than 25 books ranged from fictional animal stories for children, the natural history of animals, and adventurous accounts about hunting big game to sensational adult non-fiction topics such as a biography of the occultist Aleister Crowley, sympathetic accounts of carnival performers and sideshow freaks, and works describing, among other things, the Hellfire Club, the Atlantic slave trade, the history of torture, and the Roman games. Magazine articles about these experiences, co-written with his wife, became very popular in 19.Īs an author Mannix covered a wide variety of subject matter. He also entertained as a sword swallower and fire eater in a traveling carnival sideshow. The Grest Zadma was a stage name Mannix used as a magician. His career included times as a side show performer, magician, trainer of eagles and film maker. His life was remarkably different from other writers of his generation. Daniel Pratt Mannix IV was best known as an American author and journalist.
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