Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C. Book

'It has become traditional to think of our cats as solitary animals with their own agenda, but Nichols showed in his utterly delightful books, with their wonderful illustrations, how far this is from the whole truth.' ---from the foreword by Dr Juliet Clutton-Brock, 'the world?s greatest authority on the history of domestic animals' (Desmond Morris, Cat World).

Meet 'Four,' 'Five' and Oscar. 'Four' is a champion purrer, with an aptitude and sheer love for this art that would make him the envy of the greatest divas. 'Five' invented the sport of beeing, surprising innocent bees with a bash worthy of a tennis pro, and suffering far fewer ill effects from this sport than one might expect. Oscar was adopted later in life after an 'excessively Bohemian' upbringing and has a penchant for scratching the primrose yellow silk on the divan.

The three share a home and garden with Beverley Nichols, who understands them superbly and rather dotes on them. Nichols wrote dozens of books on topics ranging from politics to gardens, and here muses on his feline companions' charms, proper care and appreciation. Subjects range from A to Z and include understandable necessities such as 'Elegance', 'going to the Loo' and 'Yawning' as well as the more mysterious 'Under the walnut tree' and 'History'.

Nichols divides the human world into 'Fs' and 'non-Fs', 'F' indicating a kindred spirit with cats and other 'Fs'. 'F' or 'non-F', few readers will be able to resist the light-hearted appeal of Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C.