Louis Wain Fact #29:
“Catland” is not a strictly Wainian invention - it was used by another cat artist, Harrison Weir, as early as eighteen fifty one. Wain has admitted on numerous occasions to having been quite inspired by Weir, especially early in his career,
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SHOP-BOY: "Since we had this notice in the shop-window 'Old Boots polished up to look like new,' they keeps coming in all day long. I wish this 'ere Cherry Blossom Boot Polish had never been invented."
OLD CAT: "Ah, my lad, don't you wish you could invent some-thing half as useful?"