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The Book of Cats

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(3,9 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)

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:— (5 hr 11 min)

Chapters

Chapter I. Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cat…

12:31

Read by krzys

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

20:50

Read by krzys

Chapter III. Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of the Accused

23:15

Read by P. J. Morgan

Chapter IV. Of the Manners and Customs of Cats

19:43

Read by P. J. Morgan

Chapter V. Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries

10:15

Read by Ellen Preckel

Chapter VI. Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern

19:09

Read by Ellen Preckel

Chapter VII. Of some Clever Cats

27:55

Read by Ellen Preckel

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

23:10

Read by MariaS

Chapter IX. Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company of Wicked…

29:10

Read by Emily Maynard

Chapter X. Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats, and Cats…

25:49

Read by Ellen Preckel

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

21:46

Read by Ellen Preckel

Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 1

29:38

Read by Ellen Preckel

Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 2

23:25

Read by Ellen Preckel

Chapter XIII. Conclusion

24:56

Read by Ellen Preckel

Bewertungen

(3 Sterne)

time to try to fall asleep. It's not exiting nor completely boring so it was perfect for my purposes. Be aware that there are some animal cruelly acts mentioned. Also, it seems like people would drown unwanted kittens & cats like it's normal. This has been the case with another cat book on Librivox. I'm thinking these aren't for me. It can be too much.