The Black Familiars is a novel written by Lucy Bethia Walford and first published in 1903. The story is set in the English countryside and follows the lives of two women, Mrs. Mallory and Miss Fallowfield, who are neighbors and close friends. Mrs. Mallory is a wealthy widow who lives in a grand estate with her two daughters, while Miss Fallowfield is a spinster who lives in a modest cottage with her two cats, Black and White.The two women have very...