The Fox and the Hound (novel)
The Fox and the Hound is a 1967 novel written by American novelist Daniel P. Mannix. It follows the lives of Tod, a red fox raised by a human for the first year of his life, and Copper, a half-bloodhound dog owned by a local hunter. The novel won the Dutton Animal Book Award in 1967, which resulted in its publication on September 11 that year by E. P. Dutton. Walt Disney Productions purchased the film rights for the novel when it won the award, though did not begin production on an adaptation until 1977. Disney’s The Fox and The Hound was released to theaters in July 1981 and became a moderate financial success.
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The Fox and the Hound is a 1967 novel written by American novelist Daniel P. Mannix. It follows the lives of Tod, a red fox raised by a human for the first year of his life, and Copper, a half-bloodhound dog owned by a local hunter, referred to as the Master. The novel won the Dutton Animal Book Award in 1967, which resulted in its publication on September 11 that year by E. P. Dutton. Walt Disney Productions purchased the film rights for the novel when it won the award, though did not begin production on an adaptation until 1977. Disney’s The Fox and The Hound was released to theaters in July 1981 and became a moderate financial success. It was a 1967 Reader’s Digest Book Club selection and a winner of the Athenaeum Literary Award. The Master uses over a dozen hunting techniques in his quest for revenge. With each hunt, both dog and fox learn new tricks and methods to outsmart each other, Tod always escaping in the end. As the years pass, the rural area gives way to a more urbanized setting. The other foxes that remain remain unhealthy and become scavengers, and their natures change. Once the mating act is over, the couples go their separate ways, going their own ways. One summer, an outbreak of rabies is allowed in a nursing home where no dogs are allowed. One winter, the Master sets out leg hold traps, which Tod carefully learns how to spring, but the vixen is caught and killed.
In an odd way he looks forward to it as it is the only aspect of his old life that remains, as it looks like it is going to move forward to a new life. The master spends most of his time drinking alcohol, and people begin trying to convince him to move into a Nursing home, where he is allowed to nurse his own dogs. He is eventually convinced to move to a Nursing Home where he has a better life, but it is too late. He dies in a car accident in the summer of 1978. The book was a bestseller in the U.S. and has been translated into several languages, including German, French, Spanish, and Italian. It has also been published in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States. It is available in hardback, paperback, and e-book editions, as well as a limited edition of 1,000 copies with a hardback cover and 2,500 copies of the book in the hardback edition with the cover illustrated by John Schoenherr. The hardback version of the novel was published by Dutton in 1967 and is available for purchase on Amazon.com for $24.99 (with the option of a free download of the hardcover version for $25.99). The book has been adapted into a film by Disney, which released the film in 1981. The film was a box office success and is considered one of the best films of the 1980s.
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