Fortuna

Fortuna is probably the most popular dog story in Spanish. It makes pleasant reading, it holds the student's interest throughout, and its language is clear and simple. The author of Fortuna, Enrique Pérez Escrich (1829-1897), was born in Valencia, Spain, but he went to Madrid when a young man. He was a prolific writer of popular stories. Both Fortuna and Tony, another dog story by the same author, are evidence that Pérez Escrich knew dogs and loved them. One can not read these stories without feeling greater admiration and respect for the dog, the best friend that man has among the animals. Fortuna also gives an interesting account of the adventures of a boy who is kidnapped and is finally rescued with the aid of the dog whom he had befriended and who thus undertook to pay his debt of gratitude.