Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines
Cats in folklore, myth and legend
$36.96
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2026
Summary
Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines gives an intriguing insight into the historical relationship between cats and humans by exploring the folklore, myths and legends that relate to cats from around the globe.
For thousands of years, cats and humankind have been inextricably intertwined. From the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Bastet to the cat demon Yokai of Japan, people have been fascinated, enthralled and horrified in equal measure by everything feline-related.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849949736 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849949735 |
| Author: | Willow Winsham |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Imprint: | Batsford |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 572g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 159mm x 241mm |
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Critics Review
‘Beautifully illustrated, thoughtfully designed and produced to a high quality, this is a book not to miss. Even dog lovers will enjoy it.’
– Mark Norman author of ‘Britain’s Folklore Year’‘If you’ve always suspected that cats are far more magical than we give them credit for, then you will love the folklore, legends, and myths lovingly gathered in this beautifully written book’
– Icy Sedgewick, author of ‘Rebel Folklore’Willow Winsham
Willow Winsham is an historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England’s Witchcraft Trials from Pen and Sword Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.
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