Abstract
THE “cult of the cat” has of late years increased to such an enormous extent that there can be no doubt as to the need for a thoroughly trustworthy and exhaustive account of the various breeds kept in this country, together with notices of those of other lands. Of this favourable opportunity Miss Simpson has taken full advantage in the handsome and beautifully illustrated volume before us, the exceedingly low price of which places it within reach of fanciers in all ranks of life. In addition to the description of the various breeds kept in this country, the author has also given chapters on the feeding, housing, and general treatment of cats (derived from her own extensive experience), as well as on the management of cat-shows; while other chapters by various specialists are devoted to foreign breeds, the cat's place in nature, and the diseases of cats and their treatment. The book is therefore a compendium of all that relates to domesticated cats, and it may be almost said that it contains practically all that is worth knowing about these animals.
The Book of the Cat.
By Miss F. Simpson. Pp. viii + 380; illustrated. (London: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1903.) Price 15s. net.
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L., R. The Book of the Cat . Nature 69, 51–52 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/069051a0
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