Witty, urbane, sophisticated treasury of anecdotes, facts and lore about Felis cattus, the domesticated cat. Explores the ubiquitous creature's independent nature, long association with the occult, place in folklore, music, art, fiction, and more. Charmingly illustrated with drawings by Grandville, Steinlen, Beardsley and others.
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"Every lover of cats should own this book...the best single treatise on the cat, spiritually rather than biologically considered, that we have ever seen."--Chicago Evening Post
"The Tiger in the House is absolutely fascinating. As a matter of fact, it is a treasure house. The little scraps of literary gossip in it alone make it absolutely indispensable for anyone who likes to explore the hedgy bypaths of an author's life and thoughts. I wouldn't be without it for anything."--Chicago Tribune
"At last the cat has a book worthy of him...luxurious, regal, self-certain, and complete."--New York Evening Post
Carl Van Vechten wrote "what many think the two best books about cats ever published, Lords of the Housetops and The Tiger in the House."--The Chicago Daily Tribune --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"The Tiger in the House is absolutely fascinating. As a matter of fact, it is a treasure house. The little scraps of literary gossip in it alone make it absolutely indispensable for anyone who likes to explore the hedgy bypaths of an author's life and thoughts. I wouldn't be without it for anything."--Chicago Tribune
"At last the cat has a book worthy of him...luxurious, regal, self-certain, and complete."--New York Evening Post
Carl Van Vechten wrote "what many think the two best books about cats ever published, Lords of the Housetops and The Tiger in the House."--The Chicago Daily Tribune --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Carl Van Vechten (1880—1964) was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, graduated from the University of Chicago, and moved to New York, where he lived happily ever after.
Stephen Budiansky is the author of ten books about history, science, and nature. He is a former national security correspondent and foreign editor of the weekly newsmagazine U.S. News & World Report. As a Congressional Fellow at the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment he co-authored a classified study on the role of smart-weapons technology in warfare. He is also a former Washington Editor of the international scientific journal Nature. Stephen Budiansky is currently a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Stephen Budiansky is the author of ten books about history, science, and nature. He is a former national security correspondent and foreign editor of the weekly newsmagazine U.S. News & World Report. As a Congressional Fellow at the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment he co-authored a classified study on the role of smart-weapons technology in warfare. He is also a former Washington Editor of the international scientific journal Nature. Stephen Budiansky is currently a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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If you like cats....,
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If you like cats, this book is for you. It discusses cats in every area of our lives! Cats in folklore, cats in theatre, cats and the law- the list goes on! I enjoyed this book!
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really neat book!,
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This review is from: The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat (New York Review Books Classics) (Hardcover)
while i have not read much of this book yet, i feel that i can definitely say a few things about it, regardless. it is both well-written (extremely!), interesting, chock full o' cool historical facts...i keep it in my car for just in case i am someplace boring & need a book! the author is really impressive with his knowledge, the delivery is quirky, with lots of style & excellent plays on words. it is the kind of book i read a bit, put down, read a bit later, put down...you know the deal. not exactly easy-reading, but i love the idea of it & i love the author's snarky, intelligent sense of humor, too! it was exactly what i thought it would be, & all in all, a very cool book! i am proud to have it as an addition to my persnickety library. i only keep the best books- i donate or re-sell all the others as i live in an apartment. this one is definitely a true keeper.
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Rather pedantic,
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This may be the ultimate cat book for some but I didn't appreciate the overload of Frenchisms, and the dwelling on mistreatment of cats all through their history. It was an informative piece of work but I found it fairly rough going.
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New York, Madame Michelet, Samuel Butler, United States, Miss Savage, Andrew Lang, George Moore, Henry James, Madame Ronner, Miss Repplier, Oliver Herford, Pierre Loti, Raoul Gineste, Don Quixote, Fanny Elssler, George Mivart, Harrison Weir, Heinrich Heine, John Silence, Agnes Repplier, Anatole France, Bleak House, Edmund Gosse, Lafcadio Hearn, Louis Wain New!
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- The Black Cat and Other Stories (Penguin Readers, Level 3) by Edgar Allen Poe on 5 pages
- Demonology And Devil-lore (2 Vols) (Notable American Authors Series - Part I) by Moncure Daniel Conway on 5 pages
- Gossip in a Library by Edmund Gosse on 4 pages
- The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories (Dover Mystery, Detective, & Other Fiction) by Robert W. Chambers on 4 pages
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- Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Critical Assessment (Studies in African American History and Culture) by Leon Coleman on page 70, and page 113
- Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat by Donald W. Engels in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Classical Cats : The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat by Donald W. Engels in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Do Dogs Go To Heaven? Eternal Answers for Animal Lovers by Jean Holmes on page 38, and page 273
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