55

The Convert

By Harrison Weir

Victorian cat-lover Harrison Weir launches into his favourite subject, but finds his audience growing restive.

56

Love at First Bite

By P. G. Wodehouse

Sam felt that his epic romance might have started more promisingly.

57

Pangur Bán

By Anonymous (Irish Monk)

A 9th century Irish monk scribbled some verses about a beloved cat into his copy book.

58

Persian Treasures

By Edith Nesbit

‘Be careful what you wish for’, they say, and there could be no more endearing example.

59

Tom and Terrier

By Jerome K. Jerome

A fox terrier spies what looks like a hapless victim – until he gets up close.

60

The Nightingale and the Glow Worm

By William Cowper

A kind of Aesop’s Fable in verse, about mutual respect among those with different talents.