Overview

Some called it a craze, to others it was a cult. In her new book ‘Catland: Louis Wain and the Great Cat Mania’, Award-winning historian Kathryn Hughes talks about how Edwardian Britain fell in love with cats and the role illustrator Louis Wain played in changing them from reviled pest controllers to adored family members.

Chaired by ex-broadcast journalist Jim Cockin who is soon to publish his own first novel, this promises to be a fascinating discussion on a curious and eclectic subject.

About The Author

Kathryn Hughes is a celebrated historian whose previous books include ‘George Eliot: The Last Victorian’ and ‘Victorians Undone: Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum’

About The Chair

About Ealing Book Festival

The aim of Ealing Book Festival is to celebrate the joy of reading and to advance engagement and education around literature and reading. Through our events we hope to bring people and communities together; inspire and develop writers of all ages; showcase well-known authors and promote local writers, and grow book-loving audiences. The Festival team is Catherine Jaquiss, Jeff Brown, Alex Gerlis, Anne Elletson, Tanya Burgess, Nadine Thompson, Ian Burge, Emma Walker and Natalie Arestis.

 www.ealingbookfestival.com.