--- product_id: 10059524 title: "Cat Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)" brand: "diana secker tesdell" price: "₱3504" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10059524-cat-stories-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Cat Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series) **Brand:** diana secker tesdell **Price:** ₱3504 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cat Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series) by diana secker tesdell - **How much does it cost?** ₱3504 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10059524-cat-stories-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series) ## Best For - diana secker tesdell enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted diana secker tesdell brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Cat Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series) ## Images ![Cat Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51TfPg0M63L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All the stories are about cats. *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2019* Light reading ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Haven't read yet, but I plan to *by J***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2014* These books were gifts from my husband, and I am thrilled to have them. I love cats, so there is no doubt I'll love these stories. ### ⭐ Not for Cat-Lovers *by S***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 11, 2017* TL;DR: This collection contains a story by Edgar Allen Poe. That should be warning enough*As a crazy old cat lady (now officially of an age and station to qualify as such), I feel compelled to provide this brief overview of Cat Stories. This collection of nineteen stories edited by Diana Secker Tesdell is arranged into three whimsical sections: People and Their Cats, Cats and Their People, and Fanciful Felines. But don’t let this rather lighthearted arrangement of cleverly titled stories fool you; it is, like most books about animals, Not Cheerful. I’m not interested in writing thorough analytical reviews of books these days, but I do want to point out the fates of the cat characters of each story for those who are determining whether or not to add this volume to their own cat shelves. As for myself, I will be handing on this rather sad collection as, while I have a great capacity for appreciating fictional tragedy (sometimes), I can almost never appreciate it when it’s tragedy about animals.Part of my dislike, I will fairly admit, is due to bias. I picked out this collection thinking it would be good bed-time reading. Since it is patently not good bed-time reading (with the exception of Angela Carter’s bawdy and humorous retelling of puss-in-boots), and one story of which could be accurately described as nightmare-inducing (“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe), this book entirely failed to meet my simple criteria of 'cat stories I will read to forget my woes of the day as I enjoy the purity of feline antics and their misunderstood bonds with their human caretakers.'“The Islands” by Alice Adams – The cat dies (old age/inoperable cancer at 19, humanely euthanized).“I See You, Bianca” by Maeve Brennan – The cat probably dies (allowed to roam freely, one day never comes back).“Lillian” by Damon Runyon – The cat is habitually fed alcohol by her owner until she’s addicted/a drunk.“An Old Woman and Her Cat” by Doris Lessing – The cat dies (unfairly euthanized when his elderly homeless owner dies of neglect/abandonment).“Tobermory” by Saki – The cat dies in a cat fight after his owners have decided to kill him anyway.“Cats Will Be Cats” by P. G. Wodehouse – The cat drinks alcohol by accident and becomes a rowdy brawler, but he lives.“The Cat That Walked by Himself” by Rudyard Kipling – The cat lives, but the story is kind of obnoxious.“The Cat” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman – The cat lives, though his human does abandon him for the winter for the cat to fend for himself in bad weather.“Broomsticks” by Walter de la Mare – The cat is abandoned (or he chooses to desert the domesticated life; either way you want to put it, the human character makes a decision to give up on the cat, which comes to abandonment).“Ming’s Biggest Prey” by Patricia Highsmith – The cat lives, though it’s far from a heart-warming tale, and the antagonist does make a couple of unsuccessful attempts on the cat’s life.“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe – The cat is abused, mutilated, and then hanged by the sadistic main character. Avoid at all costs. I cried. Honestly why someone (Diana Secker Tesdell) thought it was a good idea to include an Edgar Allen Poe story in an anthology aimed at cat lovers is beyond me.“The Price” by Neil Gaiman – The cat lives but gets beaten up “the Devil” every night, presumably until the cat’s death.“Space-Time for Springers” by Fritz Leiber – Starts out promising and one of the more well-written stories in the collection, but the end is bleak for the cat although he technically lives.“The Garden of Stubborn Cats” by Italo Calvino – The cats live and are overall successful in their mission of life and survival.“Ancient Sorceries” by Algernon Blackwood – This is the longest story in the collection (possibly long enough to qualify as a novella), and also features no cat characters whatsoever. Only witches who purportedly can transform themselves into cats, although whether they can or not is inconsequential to the story.“The King of the Cats” by Stephen Vincent Benét – The presumed cats (most likely) live, although technically there aren’t any cat characters in true cat form. (This is based on a folk-tale of the same name.)“Schrödinger’s Cat” by Ursula K. Le Guin – The cat may or may not die. If the title didn’t make it obvious.“Puss-in-Boots” by Angela Carter – The cat lives and actually turns out quite happy. He isn’t abused and there aren’t any cat fights.“Cat ‘n’ Mouse” by Steven Millhauser – This is a play-by-play of a Tom & Jerry cartoon. The cat gets “erased” with a rag in the end.*In other words, very few of these stories are actually fun or inspiring or clever reads that succeed in entertaining a cat-person. The choice to include a Poe story makes me wonder if the editor even read any of the works she collected.In terms of cat story compilations, I have had better luck with the stories in Catfantastic, a series of anthologies edited by Andre Norton (nom de plume of Alice Sheldon). --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10059524-cat-stories-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10059524-cat-stories-everymans-library-pocket-classics-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-04*