Pan Macmillan author Kevin Bloom revisits the silver screen history of Percy Fitzpatrick’s classic work, and looks ahead to the animation that’s set to be released in 2010:
When Jock of the Bushveld was first published in 1907, the public warmed to the story instantly. The narrative had all the ingredients: a runt Staffordshire Terrier who’d been saved from drowning, a good and loving master, a malicious villain, and the untamed African bush as backdrop. The book was reprinted four times before 1907 was out – a remarkable feat even by today’s standards – and it would go on to become a worldwide classic, with over 100 editions printed during the twentieth century and translations into dozens of languages.
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