Tried to Drown Her

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A cat is cornered by a boy hiding a noose weighted with a stone behind his back — A boy tried to drown her.

Artist

Name:: Bennett, Charles Henry
Dates:: 1828-1867
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller), Tondo
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The nine lives of a cat
Author(s):: Bennett, Charles Henry
Publisher:: London: Griffith and Farran, 1860
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A cat is on the defensive, standing on its hind legs as it is cornered by a boy hiding a noose weighted with a stone behind his back. The full verse below the main illustration goes as follows:

How many lives has the cat got?
EIGHT!
But, when she was rounder,
A boy tried to drown her;
So how many lives has the cat got?

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, cartoon, cat, children's book, color, Victorian