Project Gutenberg 2009-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 202 Van Vechten, Carl 1880 1964 Vetchen, Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Alden, W. L. (William Livingston) 1837 1908 Alden, William Livingston Brown, Jimmy Bacon, Peggy 1895 1987 Brook, Margaret Frances Bacon Bacon, Margaret Frances Brook, Peggy Bacon Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 Carryl, Guy Wetmore 1873 1904 Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852 1930 Wilkins, Mary E. (Mary Eleanor) Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (Mary Eleanor Wilkins) Wilkins, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, Mary Ella Hudson, W. H. (William Henry) 1841 1922 Hudson, William Henry Harford, Henry Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) 1849 1913 Janvier, Thomas Allibone Poe, Edgar Allan 1809 1849 Poe, Edgar Allen Powell, G. H. (George Herbert) 1856 1924 Powell, George Herbert Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Warner, Charles Dudley 1829 1900 21013067 Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales The cat / M. E. W. Freeman Zut / G. W. Carryl A psychical invasion / A. Blackwood The afflictions of an English cat / H. de Balzac (translated from the French by C. Van Vechten) Gipsy / B. Tarkington The Blue Dryad / G. H. Powell Dick Baker's cat / Mark Twain The black cat / E. A. Poe Madame Jolicoeur's cat / T. A. Janvier A friendly rat / W. H. Hudson Monty's friend / W. L. Alden The queen's cat / P. Bacon Calvin / C. D. Warner Produced by David Edwards, Woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales" by Carl Van Vechten et al. is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. This anthology showcases a variety of narratives centered around cats, each tale exploring unique themes and perspectives on feline life. Through these stories, readers can expect to encounter different characters and scenarios that convey the independence, quirks, and intricacies of cat behavior and their relationships with humans. The opening of the collection features a tale titled "The Cat" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. It introduces a solitary cat navigating the harsh winter landscape in search of food. The cat employs incredible patience as it waits for a rabbit and ultimately captures its prey. After this successful hunt, the cat returns to its master's cabin, only to find that the master has been absent for the winter. As the story unfolds, a weary stranger seeks refuge in the cabin, and the cat forms an unexpected bond with him, sharing its hard-earned meal. The narrative beautifully sets the stage for themes of survival, companionship, and the poignant connections between animals and humans amidst challenging circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cats -- Fiction PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 435467 435476 2024-09-13T03:52:17.167079 2023-09-13T08:56:42.452551 text/html text/html 437462 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 165812 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225005 2024-09-13T03:52:24.351989 application/epub+zip 228439 2024-09-13T03:52:18.984001 application/epub+zip 227603 2024-09-13T03:52:17.982044 application/epub+zip 442557 2024-09-13T03:52:28.546037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407613 2024-09-13T03:52:23.576040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360698 2022-09-14T04:26:38.920848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405075 404875 2024-09-13T03:52:16.422040 2023-09-13T08:56:41.772534 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404480 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 157589 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404471 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157481 2021-01-05T17:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 30465 2024-09-13T03:52:28.752979 application/rdf+xml 15495 2024-09-13T03:52:18.345010 image/jpeg 3626 2024-09-13T03:52:18.160992 image/jpeg 214385 2024-09-13T03:52:17.209054 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia