Saturday, 3 October 2026

Edgar Poe said his stories were written by his cat Catarina

Drawing of Edgar Poe seated at a desk with a quill in hand, a cat perched on his shoulder.

Edgar Allan Poe's beloved cat was called Catarina, and she would sit on his shoulder, watching him write. Poe liked to say that his stories had in fact been written by his faithful cat.

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