Jun 18, 2016
Shown here is the frontispiece from The Story of Sir Richard Whittington, or, Whittington and His Cat, published by Longmans, Green, and Company in London, 1871.
According to folklore, Sir Richard Whittington arrived in London as a poverty-stricken youth. With the aid of his cat’s ratting abilities, Whittington found fortune and eventually become the Lord Mayor of London.
Though it’s hard to know whether this legend is true, we can’t help but love this book for its images of Whittington’s cat participating in myriad adventures.
Carr, G. The story of Sir Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London in the years 1397, 1406-7, & 1419 A.D. London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1871.