Black Cats: A Digital Library, is dedicated to obtaining, maintaining, and providing access to digital representations of black cats in the public domain to create a repository of representations of black cats from different geographical and historical areas.
Our Digital Library is intended for the wider public, as well as those interested in understanding how black cats have been creatively portrayed. The library is a place for cat and superstition enthusiasts. All of our resources are free to download and use without limitation or attribution.
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A copy of La Tournée du Chat noir, a well known poster advertising Le Chat Noir, a Parisian cabaret A woman with a crooked nose rests her head and against her hand and appears deep in thought or sleep while a black cat, possibly her pet, looks up at… Retold Americana short story about a preacher who encounters black cats that promise “Wait until Emmet comes.” Retold Americana short story about a husband and wife who get a cat, only for the husband to hear a message and give it to the cat who becomes Queen… Every Spring the Old Witch's cat, Shadow, has a litter of black, green-eyed kittens that are eagerly taken home by young witches. But one Fall, just… The story of a violent alcoholic who tortures and kills his cat Pluto. Later on, the author is driven mad by visions of a cat that looks similar to… Mr. Mistoffelees is a character in T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and its 1981 musical adaptation, Andrew Lloyd… The portrait depicts Cecilia Beaux's cousin, Sarah Allibone Leavitt. The white of the woman's dress contrasts with the black cat that she pets on her…Tournee du Chat Noir
La Sorcière au chat noir/Witch with a Black Cat
Wait Until Emmet Comes: A West Virginia Ghost Story
The Black Cat's Message
The Witch's Cat's Kitten
The Black Cat
Mr. Mistoffelees
Sarah Allibone Leavitt