Too Clever by Half

Written by Edith Nesbit

Narrated by Josh Verbae

Mrs. Buff regales her youngest kitten with a tale of a cat mother curious about human life. Despite cat-people's inherent wisdom, this feline yearned to understand humans better. The story unfolds, highlighting the amusing and insightful observations as the cat delves into the peculiar ways of human people, offering a whimsical perspective on the lessons one might glean from their behavior. Read in English, unabridged.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interactive Media
• Release date: Apr 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781787244900

Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer of children’s literature. Born in Kennington, Nesbit was raised by her mother following the death of her father—a prominent chemist—when she was only four years old. Due to her sister Mary’s struggle with tuberculosis, the family travelled throughout England, France, Spain, and Germany for years. After Mary passed, Edith and her mother returned to England for good, eventually settling in London where, at eighteen, Edith met her future husband, a bank clerk named Hubert Bland. The two—who became prominent socialists and were founding members of the Fabian Society—had a famously difficult marriage, and both had numerous affairs. Nesbit began her career as a poet, eventually turning to children’s literature and publishing around forty novels, story collections, and picture books. A contemporary of such figures of Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame, Nesbit was notable as a writer who pioneered the children’s adventure story in fiction. Among her most popular works are The Railway Children (1906) and The Story of the Amulet (1906), the former of which was adapted into a 1970 film, and the latter of which served as a profound influence on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series. A friend and mentor to George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, Nesbit’s work has inspired and entertained generations of children and adults, including such authors as J.K. Rowling, Noël Coward, and P.L. Travers.