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Book of Cats

Name: Book of Cats
Author: Charles Henry Ross

Charles Henry Ross

Read by krzys, P. J. Morgan, Ellen Preckel, MariaS and Emily Maynard · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Chapter I. Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cats which are not strictly Zoological (12:31)
Chapter II. Of some Wicked Stories that have been told about Cats (20:50)
Chapter III. Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of the Accused (23:15)
Chapter IV. Of the Manners and Customs of Cats (19:43)
Chapter V. Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries (10:15)
Chapter VI. Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern (19:09)
Chapter VII. Of some Clever Cats (27:55)
Chapter VIII. Of some amiable Cats, and Cats that have been good Mothers (23:10)
Chapter IX. Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company of Wicked Old Women (29:10)
Chapter X. Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats, and Cats of Kilkenny (25:49)
Chapter XI. Of Pussy poorly, and of some Curiosities of the Cat’s-meat Trade (21:46)
Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 1 (29:38)
Chapter XII. Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.: Part 2 (23:25)
Chapter XIII. Conclusion (24:56)