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.

February 26, 2012

February 26. 1918

Theodore Sturgeon, (February 26, 1918  to May 8, 1985) was not just a prolific science fiction author, he was prolific with his fictional felines. The author who could draw such memorable pictures as that of a: "Ghost of a little cat patting around eternity looking for a familiar lap to sit in." was widely anthologized in collections of feliine fiction, such as --
Magicats! edited by Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois  (1987 ),
Beware of the cat, stories of feline fantasy and horror, edited by Michel Parry (1973) and
Mystery cats: felonious felines from Ellery Queen's mystery, edited by Cengage Gale (1994 ).



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