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DO YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE CATS??
Did you know they played a huge role in Irish history? Like to know more...?
This funny, informative book has tons of the kinds of fun stories and fascinating trivia that cat lovers can't get enough of...
It tells you EVERYTHING you might possibly like to know about how cats shaped Irish history and culture...
DID YOU KNOW?
--There’s a luxury Irish hotel that gives plain old kitties the 5-Star treatment?
--That Irish pop star Enya hides from the world in a castle by the sea--that’s packed full of felines?
--That in medieval times any Irish cat was worth a whopping three times as much as a cow?
This one-of-a-kind book has TONS of fun cat stories, unusual trivia and quirky feline facts that are sure to entertain and educate you.
NOW YOU CAN DISCOVER...
--How you can say goodbye to the rat race and move to Ireland with your cat
--How catnip farming could be the future for Irish agriculture.
--The very best Irish cat names for your brand-new kitten.
AND.. much, much more!
This unique book features Irish cat stories, historical Irish trivia and fun feline facts from Ireland that are sure to entertain and intrigue you.
Stock up on The Cats of Ireland for:
- Birthdays
- Christmas
- Thank-you gifts
- And of course--for St. Patrick’s Day...
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. The son of Dublin intellectuals Oscar proved himself an outstanding classicist at Trinity College and then at Oxford. Wilde then moved to London and its fashionable cultural and social circles. With his biting wit, flamboyant dress, and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the most well-known personalities of his day.His only novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with ‘Salome’ in 1891. His society comedies were enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London.Whilst his masterpiece, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, was on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, prosecuted for libel. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency. He was convicted and imprisoned for two years hard labour. It was to break him.On release he left for France. There he wrote his last work, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ in 1898. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line ‘Alas I am dying beyond my means’.One of his most beloved legacies has been his five children’s stories which are gathered here in this volume. Much of the writing is very modern, even for today. He explores a range of themes in his own inimitable way, from friendship, generosity and sacrifice through bravado and bragging to the religious overtones of death. Whilst they are firm children’s favourites they also enchant parents and adults.
