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The Cat Nine is a small strip of land that separates theHavelots and the Haveless.The Havelots live in mansions, buzzing with technology. The Haveless live in townhomes, largely devoid of technology. To the cats that live with the Havelessor Radicats, as they call themselvesthe Cat Nine is a sanctuary, a place where they experience life, absorb its lessons, and play by natures rules. Its their key to survival, with mice, birds, and snakes in abundance. To the cats that live with the Havelotsor Technocats, as they call themselvesthe Cat Nine is a virtual realm, where they are paid to rid the sanctuary of all rodent, avian, and reptilian species so their unscrupulous boss can further his ambitions.

A zealous Radicat alerts the Haveless cats to the impending demise of their sanctuary. They rally around their appointed leader, Charlie, who concocts a battle plan to preserve the Cat Nine as a playground for all free cats.

The Cat Nine takes a fanciful and satirical look at human progress as seen through the eyes of a cat. It presents arguments for preserving nature and lessening human reliance on technology.

This book builds upon and contributes to the growing academic interest in feminism within the field of children''s literature studies. Christie Wilkie-Stibbs draws upon the work of Luce Irigaray, Helene Cixous, Julia Kristeva, and Jacques Lacan in her analysis of particular children''s literature texts to demonstrate how a feminist analysis opens up textual possibilities that may be applied to works of children''s fiction in general, extending the range of textual engagements in children''s literature through the application of a new poststructural critical apparati.

This book builds upon and contributes to the growing academic interest in feminism within the field of children''s literature studies. Christie Wilkie-Stibbs draws upon the work of Luce Irigaray, Helene Cixous, Julia Kristeva, and Jacques Lacan in her analysis of particular children''s literature texts to demonstrate how a feminist analysis opens up textual possibilities that may be applied to works of children''s fiction in general, extending the range of textual engagements in children''s literature through the application of a new poststructural critical apparati.

Le roman féminin anglais des années 1790-1820 offre un vaste panorama de la condition féminine vue par les femmes, panorama révélateur des aspirations des unes et des craintes des autres. Cet ouvrage offre une relecture de grandes romancières comme Ann Radcliffe ou Jane Austen et une réévaluation de multiples auteurs féminins dits «secondaires».