Cats: An anthology of stories and poems - Hardcover

Dr Mark Bryant

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472138082 ISBN 13: 9781472138088

Publisher: Robinson, 2016

Synopsis

From beautiful lyrics to madcap waggery, from the prime suspect in a partridge killing in ancient Greece to the medieval monk's cat Pangur Bán and encompassing odes, fables, stories, limericks, songs, nursery rhymes and more, Mark Bryant has compiled a wonderfully evocative collection of writing of all kinds on cats by those who love them.

There are poems from Chaucer, Baudelaire, Emily Dickinson, Thomas Hardy, Christina Rossetti, Shelley and Wordsworth; humorous pieces by Lewis Carroll, Ambrose Bierce, Edward Lear and Jerome K. Jerome; and other delights from writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Saki and Mark Twain.

From ancient Egypt to the recent past, covering every genre, from humour and fantasy to romance and horror, and drawn from every part of the world, these stories, poems and excerpts from essays, letters, diaries and journals provide a collection to delight any cat-lover.

About this title

Product Description:

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs and patronizes human beings, wrote Oliver Herford (1863-1935) - but far from taking offence, we have sung the praises of cats in poetry and prose since the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead asked, Who is this Cat? This anthology is arranged by theme, from the Fireside Phoenix to Requiescat, and includes writers and poets from Aesop to Jerome K Jerome - and many famous literary cats.

Book Description:

A wonderful selection of writing on cats, from Aesop to Oscar Wilde, and from ancient Egypt to twentieth-century New York, in a beautifully designed hardback

About this edition

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1472138082
• ISBN 13: 9781472138088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368