Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
Author: O. Henry
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Languages: English, RU, Italian
Genre: Adventure, Satire, Short story
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A sardonic New York yellow dog narrates his sorry life in a stifling apartment and his growing sympathy for the henpecked husband he is forced to walk with each evening.
Characters
- The Yellow Dog (Lovey) — first-person narrator: A world-weary yellow mongrel living as a pampered pet in a New York flat, who narrates the story.
- The Mistress — domineering housewife: A stout, overbearing woman who bought the dog and smothers him with cloying affection.
- The Husband — henpecked husband: A mild, sandy-haired little man henpecked by his wife and obliged to walk the dog every evening.