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"Pussy and Doggy Tales" is a 1899 collection of short children's stories about the lives and adventures of various cats and dogs. Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was a prolific and popular writer of children's literature, publishing more than 60 such books under the name E. Nesbit... Read Full Overview

My name is Stumps, and my mistress is rather a nice little girl; but she has her faults, like most people. I myself, as it happens, am wonderfully free from faults. Among my mistress's faults is what I may call a lack of dignity, joined to a desire to make other people undignified... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"You've heard all my stories," said the mother cat, sleepily turning over in the hay. "Then make a new one," said the youngest kitten, so pertly that Mrs. Buff boxed her ears at once-but she laughed too. Did you ever hear a cat laugh? People say that cats often have occasion... Read Full Overview

"Pussy and Doggy Tales" from Edith Nesbit. English author and poet (1858-1924).

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Edith Nesbit's classic collection of charming tales of cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies, together with beautiful illustrations to delight children. .

Edith Nesbit's classic collection of charming tales of cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies, together with beautiful illustrations to delight children. ...Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated... Read Full Overview

First published in 1899. A collection of stories for younger children by the author of "The Railway Children." Illustrated throughout.

First published in 1899. A collection of stories for younger children by the author of "The Railway Children." Illustrated throughout.

First published in 1899. A collection of stories for younger children by the author of "The Railway Children." Illustrated throughout.

My name is Stumps, and my mistress is rather a nice little girl; but she has her faults, like most people. I myself, as it happens, am wonderfully free from faults. Among my mistress's faults is what I may call a lack of dignity, joined to a desire to make other people undignified... Read Full Overview

"Mrs. Tabby White seems to have been as clever a cat as ever went rat-catching in a pair of soft-soled shoes. She always knew just where a mouse would peep out of the wainscot, and she had her soft-sharp paw on him before he had time to know that he was not alone in the room... Read Full Overview

"Mrs. Tabby White seems to have been as clever a cat as ever went rat-catching in a pair of soft-soled shoes. She always knew just where a mouse would peep out of the wainscot, and she had her soft-sharp paw on him before he had time to know that he was not alone in the room... Read Full Overview