Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World

£22.00
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World

Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World

£22.00
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Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them, Louis Wain. Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. 

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    Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them, Louis Wain. Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. 

    His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude – a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules. As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need.

    Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm. Whether they were flying aeroplanes, sipping champagne or arguing about politics, Wain’s feline cast offered a sly take on the restless and risky culture of the post-Victorian world. 

    No-one experienced these uncertainties more acutely than Wain himself, confined to a mental asylum while creating his most iconic work. Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them.

    Hardcover, 416 pages. 

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Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them, Louis Wain. Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. 

His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude – a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules. As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need.

Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm. Whether they were flying aeroplanes, sipping champagne or arguing about politics, Wain’s feline cast offered a sly take on the restless and risky culture of the post-Victorian world. 

No-one experienced these uncertainties more acutely than Wain himself, confined to a mental asylum while creating his most iconic work. Catland is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them.

Hardcover, 416 pages. 

Envío y entrega en el Reino Unido

Entrega estándar en el Reino Unido - £ 4.95

LOS PEDIDOS REALIZADOS ANTES DE LAS 13:00 DE LUNES A VIERNES SE ENVIARÁN EL MISMO DÍA (excepto festivos).