The English Cat Artist: A Fictionalized Biography of Louis Wain 1860-1939 plus over 65 kitten pictures.

It was love at first sight when Louis first met Emily Richardson, his younger sister's governess. He ran away from home and lived in sin with her in 1883 when such behavior was taboo. In 1884 he married her against his prudish family's wishes, and later tenderly cared for her through a devastating illness until she died. 50 years later, his expression turned to one of ecstasy as he cried Oh Emily, you are waiting for me, and closed his eyes forever. In his professional life, Louis Wain was an artistic genius with a touch of madness that made him especially fascinating. During Edwardian times he enchanted the English and thrilled the Americans with his prolific output of cat illustrations and paintings which appeared as centerfolds in the chic Illustrated London News, full size pages in The New York American, and other prominent publications. He also created zillions of postcards, for which he became the most famous. The English Cat Artist contains 65 Louis Wain cat pictures containing around 800 cats (some in glorious color), with date and source of each one, plus 10 Wain personal pictures. Presented in the format of a fast paced novel, this inside story of Louis Wain's life is revealed against a backdrop of prevailing conditions in England, and the world in a vivid, realistic, and entertaining fashion.