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Cat crazy: the Victorian mania for moggies

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Exploring the Global Influence of Victorian Cat Mania

Exploring the Victorian obsession with cats that spread across multiple countries, from the rivalry between British and American cat ladies to the adoption of cats as symbols by decadent poets in France, and the commercial use of cat imagery in Holland.

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