FRENCH LANGUAGE This book, published in 1869, is a kind of cat encyclopedia that examines cats' place in history and literature, fights prejudices against them, pays tribute to the great men who loved them and describes their behaviour through a host of fine observations and curious and amusing anecdotes. To accompany his book, Champfleury, who was at the heart of the artistic life of his time, secured the collaboration of his most prestigious friends, including Manet, Delacroix and Viollet-le-Duc. The illustrations they entrusted to him give this book a unique charm. This reissue does full
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