02361cam a22003493u 4500 77220 UtSlPG 20260610134805.0 m cr n 260607r20251864utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Guernsey, Lucy Ellen, 1826-1899 Tabby's travels Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-11-11 "Tabby's Travels" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a children's novel written in the mid-19th century. The tale follows a mischievous tortoiseshell kitten, Tabby, whose runaway spree leads to peril, kindness from strangers, and hard-won lessons about obedience, gratitude, and home. Blending an animal’s-eye view with domestic scenes, it introduces both affectionate caretakers and fretful, quarrelsome children whose choices shape Tabby’s fortunes. The opening of the story shows Tabby sulking after a scolding, slipping out of her comfortable home into winter cold, failing at a first hunt, and being treed by a dog before George Warrington rescues her. In the Warrington household she is cherished by gentle, lame Theresa, targeted by the ill-tempered Agnes, and sent to the barn, where the dog Carlo saves her from rats and becomes her protector. Theresa feeds and shelters her, while Tabby, hearing her mother searching outside, longs to return home when the weather breaks. At a Christmas-eve gathering the Merriam children discover Tabby’s whereabouts; soon after, Agnes spitefully throws the kitten into the snow and then falls dangerously ill, leaving the family unaware of what has happened to the missing pet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1864 Christmas stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction Cats -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77220 117940 117940