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Macavity the Mystery Cat, also called the Hidden Paw, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. He also appears in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 1981 musical Cats , which is based on Eliot's book.
"(Of) The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles (Together with Some Account of the Participation of the Pugs and the Poms and the Intervention of the Great Rumpus Cat)" "Mr. Mistoffelees" "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" "Gus: The Theatre Cat" "Bustopher Jones: The Cat about Town" "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" "The Ad-dressing of Cats"
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Mistoffelees' name derives from the demon Mephistopheles.However, the character is not sinister as the name implies, and instead is described by Eliot as being "the original conjuring cat", who is "always deceiving you into believing that he's only hunting for mice" – a mysterious, quiet and small black feline capable of performing feats of magic and sleight of hand.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat is the second in the Five Find-Outers series of children's mystery novels by Enid Blyton. [1] [2] It was published by Methuen and Co Ltd and follows the first book in the series, The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage. It tells of a stolen cat the group of children work to find.
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A review in School Library Journal of Ginger and the Mystery Visitor wrote "The minimalist yet highly expressive watercolor and ink illustrations are set against white pages, keeping the focus on the characters.", [1] and concluded "This is a gentle book to share either in a group setting or, especially, one-on-one.".