[ Reade / Put Yourself in His Place ]
Charles Reade (1814 - 1884) was an English dramatist and novelist, now largely unknown.
There is one (metaphorical) reference to Newfoundlands in this novel about Victorian trade unions (Chapter 31):
Now Mr. Ransome was a very tall man, with a handsome, dignified head, a long black beard, and pleasant, dignified manners. When short, round, vulgar Mr. Bolt addressed him thus, it really was like a terrier snapping at a Newfoundland dog.