The Ship's Cat
First edition cover | |
| Author | Richard Adams |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres |
| Illustrator | Alan Aldridge |
| Cover artist | Alan Aldridge |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK), Alfred A. Knopf (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-224-01441-0 (first edition, UK) |
The Ship's Cat, also known under its full title of The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative poem that was written by Richard Adams with illustrations by Alan Aldridge. The book was first published through Jonathan Cape and describes the adventures of an anthropomorphic Elizabethan ship's cat.