Cat member of the cat family, the felids, which are a rapidly evolving family of mammals that share a common ancestor only 10–15 million years ago and include lions, tigers, cougars and many others. Within this family, domestic cats ("Felis catus") are part of the genus "Felis", which is a group of small cats containing about seven species (depending upon classification scheme). Members of the genus are found worldwide and include the jungle cat ("Felis chaus") of southeast Asia, European wildcat ("F. silvestris silvestris"), African wildcat ("F. s. lybica"), the Chinese mountain cat ("F. bieti"), and the Arabian sand cat ("F.
The Alchymist's Cat him to the sewers. Leech takes his brother's name and title as his own: "Jupiter, Lord of All". The book gradually weaves both story lines together. Both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London appear in the story. The Alchymist's Cat The Alchymist's Cat is the first book in "The Deptford Histories" series by Robin Jarvis. Published in 1994, the series presents a fantasy set in 1660s London. "The Alchymist's Cat" provides background material for Jarvis' earlier "Deptford Mice" series, showing the beginning of Jupiter and his family in the series. A young boy named Will Godwin is