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 9, 2009

May 9, 1993

Freya Stark, British traveler, and author, died on May 9, 1993. In her Baghdad Sketches she described how at night sometimes cats jumped through her open bedroom window, from the roof of the mosque next door. She also relayed a quotation about how it takes two cats to produce one kitten, but only one kitten to produce a cat. (This was a joke about the superiority of youth.)
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