The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

April 4, 2009

Apr. 4, 1774

Oliver Godsmith was an acclaimed playwright (She Stoops to Conquer) but he began life as an improverished medical student. Even as a poor medical student, his love for cats was such that he had been able to keep, in his words, "a skeleton, [and] a cat". He died on April 4, 1774.
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