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.

June 22, 2009

June 22, 1846

Julian Hawthorne, born on June 22, 1846, did not inherit his father's intellect, but he did apparently inherit his sensibility. This heir of Nathaniel Hawthorne would ask in his fiction: Why do you consider the tiger more bloodthirsty than yourself? After all the tiger only kills to eat.
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