The history of Whittington and his cat : how from a poor country boy, destitute of parents or relations, he attained great riches, and was promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London.
Bibliographic Citation:
The history of Whittington and his cat : how from a poor country boy, destitute of parents or relations, he attained great riches, and was promoted to the high and honorable dignity of Lord Mayor of London. York : Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [ca. 1820?]
Contributor:
Kendrew, James.
Publisher:
Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate, [ca. 1820?]
Notes:
  • First and last leaves pasted to wrappers.
  • Other chapbooks in this series dated ca. 1820, cf. Osborne Coll. Cf. Mansell 661:333.
  • "Reflection," a moral for the story, and "Against Lying, " a poem, added.
  • Publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of wrapper.
  • First sentence: "Dick Whittington was so young when his father and mother died, that he neither knew them nor the place of his birth."
  • Includes 11 woodcuts.
  • Citations/References: Davis, R. Kendrew of York, 33
  • Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his mouse-catching cat and became Lord Mayor of London.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 97 x 65 mm.
Language:
English
Subject:
Whittington, Richard, -- d. 1423 -- Folklore.
Cats -- Folklore.
Folklore -- England.
Chapbooks, English -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.
Genre/Form:
Folklore.
Chapbooks -- England -- York -- 19th century
Chapbook Category:
Legendary Romances, Fairy Stories and Folk Tales in Prose
Call Number:
PN970 K4 W45 1820 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7457
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_K4_W45_1820