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From Mark Twain to Edgar Allan Poe, this short story collection features thirteen classic tales about the secret life of cats, all carefully curated by Carl Van Vechten.

Lords of the Housetops is a short story collection featuring thirteen authors and... Read Full Overview

A delightful anthology of favorite cat tales told by some of the 20th century's most illustrious writers.

Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations... Read Full Overview

Lords of the Housetops-Thirteen Cat Tales has short stories by many famous authors, including Mark Twain, Honor? de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe and many others.

Collection of stories about cats, including narratives from Mark Twain, Honor de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe and many others. "Now the cat, independent, liberty-loving, graceful, strong, resourceful, dignified, and self-respecting, has a psychology essentially feline, which has... Read Full Overview

Collection of stories about cats, including narratives from Mark Twain, Honor de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe and many others. "Now the cat, independent, liberty-loving, graceful, strong, resourceful, dignified, and self-respecting, has a psychology essentially feline, which has... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview