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Work InformationGreat Cat Tales by Lesley O'Mara (1989)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 2.5 stars This is a book of short stories, poetry, and I think some short nonfiction essays by various authors (including Jerome K. Jerome, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and more), all about cats. I’m just not a fan of short stories. I don’t know why I have the book (my guess is a gift?). Everyone knows I love cats, but short stories just mostly don’t hold my interest much. There were a few that I liked. Overall, though, it may have been that I was trying to read quickly, maybe that I just know I’m not “into” short stories and didn’t give it enough of a chance, via mostly skimming through. Likely if I’d slowed down and taken more time to pay attention, it would have garnered a better rating from me. Authors: Emile Zola; Damon Runyon; Colette; F.R. Buckley; Q. Patrick; N. Margaret Campbell; Charles G.D. Roberts; Patricia Highsmith; James Herriot; Mark Twain; Derek Tangye; Joyce Stranger; Margaret Bonham; Kay Hill; P.G. Wodehouse; Doreen Tovey; Lloyd Alexander; Rudyard Kipling; Eleanor Mordaunt; Doris Lessing; Theophile Gautier; John Coleman Adams; Sylvia Townsend Warner.
The crisp feline portraits crafted in this collection of creme de la creme writers offers a flavorful feline fare seldom found in one volume. This excellent book invites you to dip in at leisure and choose stories told by a cast of major literary celebrities, past and present. "Great Cat Tales" is a real treat. If you love cats - or think you might want to pick up a copy of this book. Because of America's increasing urbanization, cats have become the pet of choice for the majority of Americans. "Great Cat Tales" is a charming collection of stories.
Beautifully rendered charcoal and pencil sketches of cats illustrate this distinguished collection of stories, which celebrate, in high literary fashion, the enigma that is the cat. Illustrations add to the charm and take nothing away from these feline-inspired stories that are written by respected writers such as Mark Twain, P.G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Doris Lessing, Rudyard Kipling, Emile Zola, and more. The combination is nothing less than a collectible discovery for fans of the literary cat. No library descriptions found. |
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"How a Cat Played Robinson Crusoe" by Charles G.D. Roberts- about a cat who accidentally gets left behind at a summerhouse on an island, and must find ways to survive the fall, winter and spring alone.
"A Fine Place for the Cat" by Margaret Bonham- a rather slovenly lady decides to purchase a siamese cat when her older cat passes away. She wants something different, to impress her neighbors. The new cat arrives from the train and it is so strange to her she at first thinks it a hideous monkey-like creature. But the cat immediately attracts the admiration of the fish-man (who peddles his wares door-to-door) and thus something develops between them. A nice story.
"The Story of Webster" by P.G. Wodehouse- a young man, bohemian artist type, gets saddled with his rich uncle's cat, and he feels that the cat's stares reprimand him so much, he starts to change his ways. To the astonishment and alarm of his artist chums and his girlfriend.
"Midshipman, The Cat" by John Coleman Adams- some boys are attacking a small cat on a waterfront, and a novice sailor rescue the cat, who promptly adopts the crew and boat as his new home. He proves to be a remarkable, bold and resourceful cat. The story of his antics aboard ship and what happened after the summer's cruise was over, made me smile.
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