The Book of Cats

Narrators: Krzys, P. J. Morgan, Ellen Preckel, MariaS, Emily Maynard

Number of Chapters: 14

Length: 05 hours and 11 minutes

Language: English

One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: the first burst out laughing at the end of my opening sentence, so I refrained from entering into further details. The second said there were a hundred books about Cats already. The third said, “Nobody would read it,” and added, “Besides, what do you know of the subject?” and before I had time to begin to tell him, said he expected it was very little. “Why not Dogs?” asked one friend of mine, hitting upon the notion as though by inspiration. “Or Horses,” said some one else; “or Pigs; or, look here, this is the finest notion of all:—

Chapter I. Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cats which are not strictly Zoological (krzys)

Chapter II. Of some Wicked Stories that have been told about Cats (krzys)

Chapter III. Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of the Accused (P. J. Morgan)

Chapter IV. Of the Manners and Customs of Cats (P. J. Morgan)

Chapter V. Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter VI. Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter VII. Of some Clever Cats (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter VIII. Of some amiable Cats, and Cats that have been good Mothers (MariaS)

Chapter IX. Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company of Wicked Old Women (Emily Maynard)

Chapter X. Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats, and Cats of Kilkenny (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter XI. Of Pussy poorly, and of some Curiosities of the Cat’s-meat Trade (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 1 (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 2 (Ellen Preckel)

Chapter XIII. Conclusion (Ellen Preckel)

The audiobook The Book of Cats falls under the genres of Animals & Nature. It is written by Charles Henry Ross.

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