The publisher was James Nisbet & Co, 21 Berners Street, London. The number of pages is 64. First published 1882. Edition used 1882.

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General information

This book was a great pleasure to transcribe. It describes the adventures of a family of young kittens, whose mother sends them forth, accompanied by the family dog, Trusty, for a powerful lesson in moral training.

There are eleven chapters, each one laid out in a most orderly manner; each one of four pages of text, each one preceded by a lovely colour picture painted by Ballantyne himself, and by a line drawing, while most of the chapters also have one or two amusing line drawings.

The kittens are to encounter and overcome various monsters, which we can recognise as the various sins that beset the human race—sloth, lying, greed, anger, time-wasting, pride, discontent, selfishness. The stories are told in such a way as to make the maximum impact upon the child to whom the book is being read.

The corner of one of the pages has been torn out, apparently to make a spill for some ignorant adult. We have reproduced the text that remains just as it appears, and you won’t lose the thread of the story at all when you come to these two points in the tale.

You certainly will enjoy this book, and we hope your children will too.

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Contents

Chapter I.
The Kitten Pilgrims.

Chapter II.
The Worm Sloth.

Chapter III.
The Monkey Fun.

Chapter IV.
Rhinoceros Sulkyface.

Chapter V.
Peacock Pride.

Chapter VI.
Griffin Rage.

Chapter VII.
Octopus Untruth.

Chapter VIII.
The Wasp Discontent.

Chapter IX.
Greedy Toad.

Chapter X.
Stork Ignorance.

Chapter XI.
The Giant Self.

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