Thomas Gray in Copenhagen: In Which the Philosopher Cat Meets the Ghost of Hans Christian Andersen [Hardcover]

Philip J. Davis (Author), M. Dorian (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 1995

The further adventures of a feline philosopher and friend.
Could it be? Hans Christian Andersen - who wrote so lovingly of inchworms and ugly ducklings - an unrepentant despiser of cats? That's the rumor that the philosophical feline, Thomas Gray, and her (yes, her) cohort, Cambridge don Lucas Fysst, are determined to snuff out. In Copenhagen to attend a philosophers' convention, they go on the hunt for a missing Andersen manuscript that will set the record straight. A sequel to the popular Thomas Gray, Philosopher Cat, Philip J. Davis' latest is a whimsically written and illustrated tale - part history, part parody, and all fun.

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"A thoughtful, measured, relaxed mix of fact and fantasy. Thomas Gray is the kind of cat that spends its mornings hunting rabbits and its afternoons pawing over palimpsests. You should make her acquaintance, she will enrich your life." Ian Stewart, New Scientist, on Thomas Gray, Philosopher Cat

About the Author

Philip J. Davis is the author of Thomas Gray, Philosopher Cat and No Way: Essays on the Impossible, and is co-author, with Reuben Hersh, of The Mathematical Experience (winner of the 1984 American Book Award). Davis is Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at Brown University.

Marguerite Dorian is on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 21, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387944931
• ISBN-13: 978-0387944937
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,141,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tracing the cat in Copenhagen...., December 27, 2000

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mrs. M. L. M. (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thomas Gray in Copenhagen: In Which the Philosopher Cat Meets the Ghost of Hans Christian Andersen (Hardcover)

I found this a very charming book. The mild scholar Lucas Fysst goes on a researchtrip to Copenhagen and is joined by his companion, the philosopher cat, Thomas Grey. Together they explore various libraries and archives in order to unearth a story by H C Andersen dealing positively with cats.

The local colour is very good, I know as I happen to live in Copenhagen! And as I work at the Royal Library I find the descriptions of the house and its personel very amusing - and quite accurate...

The author mixes fact, fiction and detective story elements in an entertaining way, he is a very witty and learned person who spices his concoction with bemused commentaries on this science and that philosopher... The illustrations are absolutely congenial and as a whole it is a very good-looking volume.

I'd like to warmly recommend this book to anyone who is fond of cats, H C Andersen, Copenhagen and philosophising!