Author: Frances SimpsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Cats for Pleasure and Profit
Author: Frances SimpsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Cats for Pleasure and Profit
Author: F. SimpsonCats for Pleasure and Profit
Author: Frances SimpsonCats for Pleasure and Profit ... Fourth and Revised Edition
Author: Frances SimpsonCats for Pleasure and Profit ... New and Revised Edition
Author: Frances SimpsonCats for Pleasure and Profit ... With Twenty-four Illustrations. New and Revised Edition
Author: Frances SimpsonCatland
Author: Kathryn HughesPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421448149
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
How cat mania exploded in the early twentieth century, transforming cats from pests into beloved pets. In 1900, Britain and America were in the grip of a cat craze. An animal that had for centuries been seen as a household servant or urban nuisance had now become an object of pride and deep affection. From presidential and royal families who imported exotic breeds to working-class men competing for cash prizes for the fattest tabby, people became enthralled to the once-humble cat. Multiple industries sprung up to feed this new obsession, selling everything from veterinary services to leather bootees via dedicated cat magazines. Cats themselves were now traded for increasingly large sums of money, bolstered by elaborate pedigrees that claimed noble ancestry and promised aesthetic distinction. In Catland, Kathryn Hughes chronicles the cat craze of the early twentieth century through the life and career of Louis Wain. Wain's anthropomorphic drawings of cats in top hats falling in love, sipping champagne, golfing, driving cars, and piloting planes are some of the most instantly recognizable images from the era. His round-faced fluffy characters established the prototype for the modern cat, which cat "fanciers" were busily trying to achieve using their newfound knowledge of the latest scientific breeding techniques. Despite being a household name, Wain endured multiple bankruptcies and mental breakdowns, spending his last fifteen years in an asylum, drawing abstract and multicolored felines. But it was his ubiquitous anthropomorphic cats that helped usher the formerly reviled creatures into homes across Europe. Beautifully illustrated and based on new archival findings about Wain's life, the wider cat fancy, and the media frenzy it created, Catland chronicles the fascinating history of how the modern cat emerged.
Cassell's household guide
Author: Cassell, ltdThe Cumulative Book Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Pet Revolution
Author: Jane HamlettPublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789147409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A history of pets and their companions in Britain from the Victorians to today. Pet Revolution tracks the British love affair with pets over the last two centuries. As pets have entered our homes and joined our families, they have radically changed our world. Historians Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange show how the pet economy exploded—increasing the availability of pet foods, medicines, and shops—and reshaped our modern lives in the process. A history of pets and their human companions, this book reimagines the “pet revolution” as one among many other revolutions—industrial, agricultural, and political—that made possible contemporary life.