THE CAT 



PAST AND PRESENT 



TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF 



M. C H A M P F L E U RY. 



With Supplementary Notes 



BY 



MRS. C A S H E L H O E Y. 



AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 



AMONG THE CONTENTS ARE \ 



The Cat in Ancient Egypt. 

 Cats in Eastern Lands. 

 The Cat in Greece and Rome. 

 Tiie Cat in Popular Tradition. 

 The Enemies of -the Cat in the 



Middle Ages. 

 Cats in Court. 

 The Friends of Cats. 

 Curiosity of the Cat. 

 Is the Cat a Domestic Animal ? 



Cat Language, 



Hereditary Transmission of Moral 



Qualities in Cats. 

 The Cat's Paw. 

 Country Cats, 

 Nervous Cats. 

 Egotism of Cats. 

 Cat Music. 

 Cats in China. 



Etc. etc. etc. 



LONDON : 



GEORGE BELL AND SONS, 



YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 



Price Six Shillings. 



