Shireen and her Friends

About this eBook

Author

Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910

Title

Shireen and her Friends: Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Cats

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38236

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38236

Release Date

December 6, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat" — Preface. — Dedicated to the Reviewer. — Dedication. — Swinburne and the Cat. — Chapter One. — “You’re the New Dog, aren’t you?” — Chapter Two. — Old Friends Around the Fire. — Chapter Three. — “Oh! Kill me Quick and put me out of Pain.” — Chapter Four. — “You Must have a Name, My Lovely Flower.” — Chapter Five. — Chosroës and his Queen Shireen. — Chapter Six. — “Na, Lass,” said Cracker, “I’ll No Drink the Little ’un’s Milk.” — Chapter Seven. — Beebee’s Fate is Sealed. — Chapter Eight. — Life in a Turret High.—Strange Adventure in the Forest. — Chapter Nine. — The Adventure in the Forest. — Chapter Ten. — We Sailed Away to the South. — Chapter Eleven. — Ship’s Cat on Board the “Venom.” — Chapter Twelve. — Old Shipmates. — Chapter Thirteen. — “Away, Lifeboat’s Crew!” — Chapter Fourteen. — Zulina: a Homeless Waif and Stray. — Chapter Fifteen. — “When the Fur begins to Fly.” — Chapter Sixteen. — The Fight was Hand to Hand and Horrible! — Chapter Seventeen. — And Chammy never came again. — Chapter Eighteen. — Shireen’s Birthday.—Stamboul’s Life and Career. — Stamboul’s Life and Career. — Chapter Nineteen. — In a Cat-Dealer’s Den. — Chapter Twenty. — Hand Met Hand in a Hearty Shake. — Chapter Twenty One. — “Have Heart and Hope, my Friend.” — Chapter Twenty Two. — “Go Home, my Friends, it is All Over.” — Chapter Twenty Three. — En Voyage for Bagdad. — Chapter Twenty Four. — “Remember, it is for Freedom, and for Life itself.”

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