[ Eliot / Brother Jacob ]
George Eliot (1819 - 1880) was the pen name of English novelist, short story writer, journalist, and poet Mary Anne Evans, one of the most prominent Victorian writers.
In Chapter 1 of this novel occurs the work's only mention of Newfoundlands.
David screwed on the lid, while Jacob, looking grave, rose and grasped his pitchfork. Then, seeing David's bundle, he snatched it, like a too officious Newfoundland, stuck his pitchfork into it and carried it over his shoulder in triumph as he accompanied David and the box out of the thicket.