A Conversation for Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland

Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics

Post 1

Sea Change

Is a goth tale with a King of the Cats (such a king as there may be among cats, that is) named Tobermory. I was always wondering where such an odd word as it came from and stored it in the back of my mind until the word came up again, and here it is. Now I know! smiley - cool


Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics

Post 2

Gnomon - time to move on

The cynical writer Saki (HH Munroe) wrote a short story called Tobermory, in which a cat of that name was granted the ability to speak. He proceded to make himself very unpopular with the residents and visitors to the big house where he lived by describing in detail who was sleeping with whom, what people said about each other behind their backs and so on.


Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics

Post 3

Sea Change

Even cooler! I got unknowingly subjected to a smidgen of lit er uh chur and actually enjoyed it.

Just about all of the cats in CCatCM talk, just not to humans unless they really like them. And as to who is sleeping with whom, they are curious enough to find out (they *are* cats), but keep their own counsel.


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Post 4

Bertie

ever heard of the terror of Tobermoray?


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Post 5

Gnomon - time to move on

No.

Tobermory means "Mary's Well", by the way. And it's talking about a hole in the ground full of water, not reporting on the health of Mary.


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Post 6

Bertie

series of short stories,probably not your kind of thing
cheers


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