The Cat Empire

Rating:
Summary: A Cat Book That is a MUST for Cat Lovers
Review: This book is a one-of-a-kind. The subtitle is: The Secret Life of Merlin, a cat adopted by the author. The book is really a collection of short essays about cats from cave times to the present day. Merlin is a very patient cat and was posed and photographed by Mr. Weigal wearing a costume that illustrates an aspect of cat history or lore and is the subject of each essay.

The costumes were made for Merlin and some of them are very elaborate. The book is informitive about cats and their place in our shared history. What makes this book such a delight are the wonderful pictures of Merlin patiently having his picture taken, representing all cats from all periods of time.

Rating:
Summary: A Cat Book That is a MUST for Cat Lovers
Review: This book is a one-of-a-kind. The subtitle is: The Secret Life of Merlin. The book is really a collection of short essays about cats from cave times to the present day. Merlin is a cat owned by the author who poses for a picture in costume that illustrates each essay. Each costume was made for Merlin and is very elaborate. The book is informitive about cats, in general, but more a delight for the wonderful pictures of Merlin representing all cats from all periods of time.