Project Gutenberg 2013-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 200 Ross, Charles H. (Charles Henry) 1897 Ross, Charles Henry Ross, C. H. (Charles Henry) Butt, Boswell, Esq. Sloper, Ally Evans, Edmund The Book of Cats A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous Illustrated by the author. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Book of Cats" by Charles H. Ross is a collection of whimsical anecdotes, observations, and facts about felines, written in the late 19th century. This engaging work seeks to explore the cultural, historical, and humorous aspects of cats while dispelling common myths and misconceptions. Ross presents a delightful narrative that takes readers through various kinds of cats and the legendary stories surrounding them. At the start of the book, Ross reveals his initial inspiration for writing about cats after humorous encounters with friends who doubted that a book on such a well-trodden subject could be interesting. Despite their skepticism, he dives into extensive research and showcases his findings, critiquing previous accounts that portray cats negatively. The opening chapters express both the personal charm of cats and the societal misconceptions about their nature, setting the tone for a light-hearted yet informative journey into the world of these mysterious creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43790/43790-h/images/cover.jpg en Cats -- Anecdotes SF Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 400153 400160 2024-09-18T11:05:21.726630 2023-09-19T06:59:19.342594 text/html text/html 401491 2013-09-21T15:15:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 2041178 2013-09-21T15:16:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2343994 2024-09-18T11:05:28.638602 application/epub+zip 2347495 2024-09-18T11:05:23.215603 application/epub+zip 208187 2024-09-18T11:05:22.550776 application/epub+zip 2458091 2024-09-18T11:05:32.676564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2410199 2024-09-18T11:05:27.874606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279794 2022-09-20T04:07:16.472290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342490 2024-09-18T11:05:20.892716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345094 2013-09-21T15:15:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 137203 2013-09-21T15:16:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 342432 2013-09-21T15:16:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136781 2013-09-21T15:16:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342434 2013-09-21T15:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136710 2013-09-21T15:16:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21465 2024-09-18T11:05:32.831614 application/rdf+xml 20786 2024-09-18T11:05:22.659605 image/jpeg 2945 2024-09-18T11:05:22.604615 image/jpeg 2073873 2024-09-18T11:05:21.906702 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