Ross. The Book of Cats

Today's free book is The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous by Charles H. Ross (1868), with illustrations by the author. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.




Table of Contents

CHAPTER I.
Of the reason why this Book was written, and of several sorts of Cats which are not strictly Zoological

CHAPTER II.
Of some Wicked Stories that have been told about Cats

CHAPTER III.
Of other Wicked Stories, with a few Words in Defence of the Accused

CHAPTER IV.
Of the Manners and Customs of Cats

CHAPTER V.
Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries

CHAPTER VI.
Of various kinds of Cats, Ancient and Modern

CHAPTER VII.
Of some Clever Cats

CHAPTER VIII.
Of some amiable Cats, and Cats that have been good Mothers

CHAPTER IX.
Of Puss in Proverbs, in the Dark Ages, and in the Company of Wicked Old Women

CHAPTER X.
Of a certain Voracious Cat, some Goblin Cats, Magical Cats, and Cats of Kilkenny

CHAPTER XI.
Of Pussy poorly, and of some Curiosities of the Cat’s-meat Trade

CHAPTER XII.
Of Wild Cats, Cat Charming, etc.

CHAPTER XIII.
Conclusion