Thoughts of My Cats

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Thoughts of My Cats
Thoughts cats.jpg
First edition (UK)
Author Bruce Marshall
CountryScotland
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Constable & Co. (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (US)
Publication date
1954
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages104

Thoughts of My Cats is a 1954 non-fiction book by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall.

Synopsis

It is the story of the cats who adopted the Marshalls' villa at Cap d'Antibes when their less loving owners departed at the end of the season minus their pets.

The book has engaging photographs of the author and his feline family, and is a delightful and witty treatise on how to win --- and influence --- cats. [1]

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References

  1. Marshall, B: Thoughts of My Cats Constable and Company Ltd, London 1954.