A review by natep
The Pug Who Bit Napoleon: Animal Tales of the 18th and 19th Centuries by Mimi Matthews

3.0

The Pug Who Bit Napoleon provides anecdotes about animals, particularly ones of historical figures. The stories themselves were generally interesting, more so when the owner was somebody well-known, like the Empress Josephine or the Hanoverians, which may make some of these stories less interesting if you do not know who these people are. These short stories (in a relatively short book) were obtained from credible sources, so they are not rumourmongering or lore. However, it seemed that some of these stories were not really too special, like the one about the cat ladies, because they were just ordinary people with no funny or intriguing new things to see. The last story about flea circuses was phenomenal, showing an unusual side to entertainment of the time and explaining it beautifully. I was also a big fan of Alexander Pope's dogs and the goat in London.

A digital copy of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review