Our Cats and All About Them, Their Varieties, Habits, and Management: And for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty, Described and Pictured (1892)
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by Harrison Weir 12 Nov, 2018
The following notes and illustrations of and respecting the Cat are the outcome of over fifty years' careful, thoughtful, heedful observation, much research, and not unprofitable attention to the facts and fancies of others. From a tiny child to the ... Read more
The following notes and illustrations of and respecting the Cat are the outcome of over fifty years' careful, thoughtful, heedful observation, much research, and not unprofitable attention to the facts and fancies of others. From a tiny child to the present, the love of Nature has been my chief delight; animals and birds have not only been objects of study, but of deep and absorbing interest. I have noted their habits, watched their ways, and found lasting pleasure in their companionship. This love of animal life and Nature, with all its moods and phases, has grown with me from childhood to manhood, and is not the least enjoyable part of my old age. Less
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Harrison William Weir, known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy", was an English gentleman and artist. He organised the first cat show in England, at The Crystal Palace, London, in July 1871. He and his ...
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