a village near a canal, not far from a windmill. This vague explanation was used to claim the story took place in Hoboken, but other people contest this. Additional information Similar stories: The Little Match Girl (1845) Black Beauty (1877) Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) Ciccio, from Italy References Further reading External links Project Gutenberg eBook 1872 British novels Novels by Ouida Works published under a pseudonym English adventure novels Novels about orphans Children's novels about animals Novels about dogs Novels set in Belgium Antwerp in fiction British children's books Chapman & Hall books British novels adapted into films British novels adapted into television shows Novels adapted into comics Japanese culture British children's novels British adventure novels Fictional dogs Fictional Belgian people Fictional child deaths