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The Cat and the Lifeboat

AuthorJames Thurber

NarratorRichard Griffiths

Duration4m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Short Stories

PublisherCSA Word

VersionUnabridged

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Taken from the collection 'Further Fables For Our Time', this tale from James Thurber will delight cat lovers and loathers alike. William the cat lives his life believing that he is the centre of the world. Although other cats take against his egotism and pompous nature, William trots through life unawares, until one day peril aboard a ship changes his life and attitude forever.

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