Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C. [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Beverley Nichols (Author), Derrick Sayer (Author), Juliet Clutton-Brock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Meet "Four," "Five," and Oscar. "Four" is a champion purrer. "Five" invented the sport of beeing, surprising innocent bees with a bash worthy of a tennis pro. Oscar was adopted later in life after an "excessively Bohemian" upbringing and has a penchant for scratching the primrose yellow silk on the divan. The three share a home and garden with Beverley Nichols, who understands them superbly and rather dotes on them. Nichols wrote dozens of books on topics ranging from politics to gardens, and here muses on his feline companions' charms, proper care, and appreciation. We are choosing to publish these out-of-Timber-niche books because they are pure fun, and because of the enthusiastic reception our reprints of Nichols' gardening books have received. We are sure that few readers will be able to resist the lighthearted appeal of Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C., or its companion volume, Beverley Nichols' Cats' X. Y. Z.

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Book Description

Meet "Four," "Five," and Oscar. The three share a home and garden with Beverley Nichols, who understands them superbly and rather dotes on them. We are sure that few readers will be able to resist the lighthearted appeal of Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C., or its companion volume, Beverley Nichols' Cats' X. Y. Z.

About the Author

Beverley Nichols (1898--1983) was a prolific writer on subjects ranging from religion to politics and travel, in addition to authoring six novels, five detective mysteries, four children’s stories, six autobiographies, and six plays. He is perhaps best remembered today for his gardening books. The first of them, Down the Garden Path, centered on his home and garden at Glatton and has been in print almost continuously since 1932. Merry Hall (1951) and its sequels Laughter on the Stairs (1953) and Sunlight on the Lawn (1956) document Nichols’s travails in renovating a Georgian mansion and its gardens soon after the war. His final garden was found at Sudbrook Cottage, which serves as the setting for his books Garden Open Today (1963) and Garden Open Tomorrow (1968). In addition to his popular gardening books, in the months to come, Timber Press will also be reprinting the Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C. and its companion volume, Beverley Nichols' Cats' X. Y. Z.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 132 pages
• Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881925810
• ISBN-13: 978-0881925814
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cats and old fashioned charm, April 28, 2008

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Erika Z. Hammond (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C. (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful, charming book about cats by the famous gardening writer Beverley Nichols. His books take place in midcentury England and are absolutely wonderful. There is a equally charming sequel, Cats X. Y. Z., and several garden writing books (not how-to's, but humorous stories of his experiences gardening, housekeeping, and English village life). If you like this sort of thing, it's A+.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you love cats or know someone who does, January 12, 2010

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Bubbles "Catholic Enthusiast" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cats' A. B. C. (Paperback)

this is a great book! Cute, funny, witty. Not quite up to par of most of Nichols' other writings, but well worth the read. Giving one to my cat-loving sister as a gift!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Nichols collectors and Cat lovers, January 9, 2010

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Victoria (Thomasville, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cats' A. B. C. (Paperback)

A cute little book - typically a little meatier with the wording than you would expect from the title - but I suspect that must just be Nichols style. Enjoyable - purchased two for devoted cat lovers.