Thomas Gray: Philosopher Cat

A ``charmingly fey but slight novella'' featuring Thomas Gray, a female cat of metaphysical inclinations, and eccentric Lucas Fysst, historian of science, Anglican priest and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. ``Initially a clever, intelligent and--if a bit show-offy--civilized book, the guiding conceit eventually stretches into tedium, and the fragmentary episodes fail to cohere into a satisfying whole,'' said PW. (Sept.)