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MANY books have been written about cats; but this is the first to approach doing justice to the subject, for it tries to tell the truth about cats, so far as the truth is known at present. It is not fanciful or romantic; it is a serious contribution to the bio-psychology of the domestic cat, and it is written critically and with humour. Yet Dr. Gates is far from being one of those philofelines who provoked Andrew Lang's wrath—“authors who speak concerning cats with a familiarity and a levity most distasteful”.
The Modern Cat, her Mind and Manners: an Introduction to Comparative Psychology.
By Prof. Georgina Stickland Gates. Pp. xii + 196 + 4 plates. (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1928.) 8s. 6d. net.
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The Modern Cat, her Mind and Manners: an Introduction to Comparative Psychology . Nature 124, 364–365 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124364a0
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