[ Poe / "The Gold-Bug"]
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is one of the iconic figures of American literature, known primarily for his macabre stories — "tales of mystery and imagination," to use a phrase intimately associated with Poe — and is the father of the detective story, as well as being a poet and literary critic.
This Poe mystery/detective story has a couple of Newfoundland references:
Jupiter opened it [the door], and a large Newfoundland, belonging to Legrand, rushed in, leaped upon my shoulders, and loaded me with caresses; for I had shown him much attention during previous visits. When his gambols were over, I looked at the paper, and, to speak the truth, found myself not a little puzzled at what my friend had depicted.
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Just as I placed the parchment in your hand, and as you were in the act of inspecting it, Wolf, the Newfoundland, entered, and leaped upon your shoulders. With your left hand you caressed him and kept him off, while your right, holding the parchment, was permitted to fall listlessly between your knees, and in close proximity to the fire.