 First edition cover | |
| Author | Richard Adams |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres |
| Illustrator | Alan Aldridge |
| Cover artist | Alan Aldridge |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK), Alfred A. Knopf (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-224-01441-0 (first edition, UK) |
The Ship's Cat, also known under its full title of The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative poem that was written by Richard Adams with illustrations by Alan Aldridge.[1][2] The book was first published through Jonathan Cape and describes the adventures of an anthropomorphic Elizabethan ship's cat.
- ^ Fanning, Clara Elizabeth; Jackdon, Margaret; Company, H. W. Wilson; Reely, Mary Katharine; James, Mertice May (1 January 1978). The Book review digest: Annual cumulation. The H. W. Wilson company. p. 8.
{{cite book}}:|last3=has generic name (help) - ^ Review: The Ship's Cat. The Contemporary Review/A. Strahan. 1 January 1977. p. 335.