Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog is a trope of publishing, the title being the supposed guarantee for a best seller, because the most popular topics are Abraham Lincoln, doctors, and dogs. It is credited to Bennet Cerf.[1] There are real instances of with this title,[2] including a story by Christopher Morley,[3] the basis for a film in Screen Directors Playhouse.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tom Alderman (Mar 18, 2010). "A Sure-fire bestseller: "Lincoln's Doctor's Dog"". HuffPost.
- ^ Stevens, George Cooper (1939). Lincoln's Doctor's Dog, And Other Best Sellers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott. OCLC 1456934.
- ^ Christopher Morley (1951). Lincoln's Doctor's Dog - How Black Spaniel Pup Cured Civil War Leader. Boston: Globe Newspaper Co. OCLC 21536709.
- ^ Long, James Owen (2020). Niemeyer, Jenny (ed.). Lincoln's Doctor's Dog. Boise, Idaho: Bottlefly Press. ISBN 978-0-9848-113-4-2. OCLC 1253679539.
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