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A memoir of the Rev. John Russell and his out-of-door life. (New ed.)

London: Richard Bentley & Son, (1883), portrait, xii, 397 pp.

by

E.W.L. Davies

Prepared by Michael Steer

John "Jack" Russell (1795-1883), known as "The Sporting Parson", vicar of Swimbridge and rector of Black Torrington, was an enthusiastic fox-hunter and dog breeder who developed the Jack Russell Terrier, a variety of the Fox Terrier breed. He was born in Dartmouth, the eldest son of John Russell by his wife Nora Jewell, and was educated at Blundell's and Exeter College. It was there, legend has it, that he spotted a little white terrier bitch with dark tan spots over her eyes, ears and at the tip of her tail, which was owned by a milkman. Russell bought the bitch on the spot and this animal, called "Trump", became the foundation of a line of fox hunting terriers that became known as Jack Russell Terriers. They were well-suited by the shortness and strength of their legs for digging out foxes that had "gone to earth" having been hunted over-ground by fox hounds. Russell was a founding member of The Kennel Club. He helped to write the breed standard for the Fox Terrier (Smooth) and became a respected judge. This rare and much sought-after book was produced digitally by Google from a copy in the University of California Library collection and can be downloaded from HathiTrust. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

Contents, pp ix to xii

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