Murder by Death

Another library sale find; one I'd never seen before, but really it's a book about cats.  In books.  How bad could it possibly be?

It's a gem!  The only reason I didn't rate it a bit higher is because it's a rather too concise overview of cats in literary history.  It's a slim volume; easy to read in one sitting.  Rather than looking at cats as subjects in literature, it sticks to an illustrative perspective: cats in illuminated manuscripts, fables, short stories and, of course, children's literature.  It's fully illustrated itself, of course, with examples for each entry.  A nice edition from the British Library.

As I said, a gem of a find; one of those karmic gifts that make library sales even better.