Tabby's travels : or the holiday adventures of a kitten by Lucy Ellen Guernsey
QR code
"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.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Upload it on the Amazon site your Kindle is registered with: amazon.com/sendtokindle for the US, amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle for the UK etc.
- It appears on your Kindle and in the Kindle app
Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB
- Download the EPUB3 file on your computer
- Connect your e-reader by USB and tap "Connect" on its screen
- Drag the file onto the e-reader drive
Phone, Tablet or Computer → Online or Reading App
Easiest: read online in your browser. Nothing to install.
Or use a reading app:
- Find and install one you like, for example Apple Books, ReadEra or Thorium Reader
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Open it in the app
More help: iPhone / iPad · Android · Computer
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Guernsey, Lucy Ellen, 1826-1899 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tabby's travels : or the holiday adventures of a kitten |
| Original Publication | Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1864. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christmas stories |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Cats -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77220 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-77220-2 |
| Release Date | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 445 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!