Albert Payson Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune

4 Series • 59 Books

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Publication Order of Sunnybank Books
Start with: Lad, a Dog (1919)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Caleb Conover, Railroader (1907)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Syria from the Saddle (1896)

ⓘ About Albert Payson Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune was a reputed writer, journalist, and dog breeder from The United States. He was well known for writing novels based on his beloved collies’ adventures. Author Terhune owned the Sunnybank Kennels that used to breed collies, whose lines exist even today in the Rough Collies. He was born on December 21, 1872 in New Jersey. Terhune’s mom, Mary Virginia Hawes, used to work as a writer and published books on household management. Also, she used to write novels based on pre-Civil War under the pen name of Marion Harland. Terhune’s father was a reverend named Edward Payson Terhune. Author Terune had 4 sister and a brother. Two of his sisters could not reach the adult age. The family of Terhune had a summer home called Sunnybank.

All Book Series by Albert Payson Terhune

1
Lad, a Dog book cover

Lad, a Dog

Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 1919

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1919
2
Bruce book cover

Bruce

Book 2 of 22 · published 1920

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1920
3
Buff book cover

Buff

Book 3 of 22 · published 1921

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1921
4
The Heart of a Dog book cover

The Heart of a Dog

Book 4 of 22 · published 1921

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1921
5
His Dog book cover

His Dog

Book 5 of 22 · published 1922

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1922
6
My Friend the Dog book cover

My Friend the Dog

Book 6 of 22 · published 1922

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1922
7
A Book of Famous Dogs / Famous Dog Stories Every Child Should Know book cover

A Book of Famous Dogs / Famous Dog Stories Every Child Should Know

Book 7 of 22 · published 1922

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1922
8
Grudge Mountain / Dog of the High Sierras book cover

Grudge Mountain / Dog of the High Sierras

Book 8 of 22 · published 1923

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1923
9
Treve book cover

Treve

Book 9 of 22 · published 1924

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1924
10
Wolf book cover

Wolf

Book 10 of 22 · published 1925

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1925
11
Treasure/The Faith of a Collie book cover

Treasure/The Faith of a Collie

Book 11 of 22 · published 1926

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1926
12
The Luk of the Laird / A highland collie book cover

The Luk of the Laird / A highland collie

Book 12 of 22 · published 1926

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1926
13
Gray Dawn book cover

Gray Dawn

Book 13 of 22 · published 1927

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1927
14
Loot!/Collie to The Rescue book cover

Loot!/Collie to The Rescue

Book 14 of 22 · published 1928

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1928
15
Lad of Sunnybank book cover

Lad of Sunnybank

Book 15 of 22 · published 1929

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1929
16
A Dog Named Chips book cover

A Dog Named Chips

Book 16 of 22 · published 1931

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1931
17
The Way Of A Dog book cover

The Way Of A Dog

Book 17 of 22 · published 1932

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1932
18
Real Tales of Real Dogs book cover

Real Tales of Real Dogs

Book 18 of 22 · published 1935

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1935
19
True Dog Stories book cover

True Dog Stories

Book 19 of 22 · published 1936

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1936
20
The Critter and Other Dogs book cover

The Critter and Other Dogs

Book 20 of 22 · published 1936

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1936
21
Unseen! book cover

Unseen!

Book 21 of 22 · published 1937

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1937
22
Dogs book cover

Dogs

Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 1940

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1940
1
Caleb Conover, Railroader book cover

Caleb Conover, Railroader

Series opener · book 1 of 24 · published 1907

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1907
2
The Fighter book cover

The Fighter

Book 2 of 24 · published 1909

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1909
3
The Return of Peter Grimm book cover

The Return of Peter Grimm

Book 3 of 24 · published 1912

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1912
4
The Woman book cover

The Woman

Book 4 of 24 · published 1912

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1912
5
Dad book cover

Dad

Book 5 of 24 · published 1914

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1914
6
The Story of Damon and Pythias book cover

The Story of Damon and Pythias

Book 6 of 24 · published 1915

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1915
7
Dollars and Cents book cover

Dollars and Cents

Book 7 of 24 · published 1917

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1917
8
Fortune book cover

Fortune

Book 8 of 24 · published 1918

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1918
9
The Man in the Dark book cover

The Man in the Dark

Book 9 of 24 · published 1921

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1921
10
Black Caesar's Clan book cover

Black Caesar's Clan

Book 10 of 24 · published 1922

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1922
11
Black gold book cover

Black gold

Book 11 of 24 · published 1922

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1922
12
Lochinvar Luck book cover

Lochinvar Luck

Book 12 of 24 · published 1923

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1923
13
The Pest book cover

The Pest

Book 13 of 24 · published 1923

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1923
14
The Tiger's Claw book cover

The Tiger's Claw

Book 14 of 24 · published 1924

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1924
15
Najib book cover

Najib

Book 15 of 24 · published 1925

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1925
16
The Runaway Bag book cover

The Runaway Bag

Book 16 of 24 · published 1925

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1925
17
Blundell's last guest book cover

Blundell's last guest

Book 17 of 24 · published 1927

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1927
18
Bumps book cover

Bumps

Book 18 of 24 · published 1927

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1927
19
Black Wings. book cover

Black Wings.

Book 19 of 24 · published 1928

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1928
20
Water! book cover

Water!

Book 20 of 24 · published 1928

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1928
21
The Secret of Sea-Dream House - A Novel book cover

The Secret of Sea-Dream House - A Novel

Book 21 of 24 · published 1929

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1929
22
Letters of Marque book cover

Letters of Marque

Book 22 of 24 · published 1934

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1934
23
Across the Line book cover

Across the Line

Book 23 of 24 · published 1945

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1945
24
Wallace book cover

Wallace

Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 1963

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1963
1
Syria from the Saddle book cover

Syria from the Saddle

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1896

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1896
2
Columbia Stories book cover

Columbia Stories

Book 2 of 10 · published 1897

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1897
3
The World's Great Events book cover

The World's Great Events

Book 3 of 10 · published 1908

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1908
4
Superwomen book cover

Superwomen

Book 4 of 10 · published 1916

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1916
5
The Years of the Locust book cover

The Years of the Locust

Book 5 of 10 · published 1917

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1917
6
Wonder Women in History book cover

Wonder Women in History

Book 6 of 10 · published 1918

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1918
7
Now That I'm Fifty book cover

Now That I'm Fifty

Book 7 of 10 · published 1924

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1924
8
Around the World in Thirty Days book cover

Around the World in Thirty Days

Book 8 of 10 · published 1925

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1925
9
To the Best of My Memory book cover

To the Best of My Memory

Book 9 of 10 · published 1930

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1930
10
The Son of God book cover

The Son of God

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 1932

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1932
1
Lad to the Rescue book cover

Lad to the Rescue

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1997

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1997
2
Best Dog in the World book cover

Best Dog in the World

Book 2 of 3 · published 1997

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1997
3
Lad Is Lost book cover

Lad Is Lost

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1998

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1998

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Albert Payson Terhune?

Albert Payson Terhune was a reputed writer, journalist, and dog breeder from The United States. He was well known for writing novels based on his beloved collies' adventures. Author Terhune owned the Sunnybank Kennels that used to breed collies, whose lines exist even today in the Rough Collies.

Which Albert Payson Terhune series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Sunnybank series, the earliest of Albert Payson Terhune's multi-book series: it opens with Lad, a Dog (1919) and runs to 22 books across 1919–1940, ending with Dogs (1940). Albert Payson Terhune's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Albert Payson Terhune written?

Albert Payson Terhune has 59 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1896 and 1998. 25 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Sunnybank series with 22 books — and 34 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Albert Payson Terhune's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Albert Payson Terhune's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sunnybank (1919–1940, 22 books) and Lad, a Dog (1997–1998, 3 books).

How are Albert Payson Terhune's books organised into series?

This guide splits Albert Payson Terhune's 59 books into 2 named series and 34 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sunnybank (22 books, 1919–1940); Lad, a Dog (3 books, 1997–1998).