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.

May 18, 2009

May 18, 1911

Gustav Mahler died on May 18, 1911. The composer,it is said, had a nervous conducting style, and an article in 1905 said caricatures of Mahler were popular in Germany, caricatures showing a silhouette which resembled a cat in convulsions on the rostrum.
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