Lincoln's Doctor's Dog

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, and more recent. [4]

References
  1. Tom Alderman (Mar 18, 2010). "A Sure-fire bestseller: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog". HuffPost.
  2. Stevens, George Cooper (1939). Lincoln's Doctor's Dog, And Other Best Sellers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott. OCLC 1456934.
  3. Christopher Morley (1951). Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog - How Black Spaniel Pup Cured Civil War Leader. Boston: Globe Newspaper Co. OCLC 21536709.
  4. 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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