Beastly possessions : animals in Victorian consumer culture / Sarah Amato.

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

x, 306 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

The social lives of pets -- Sexy beasts, fallen felines, and papered Pomeranians -- In the zoo : civilizing animals and displaying people -- The white elephant in London : on trickery, racism, and advertising -- Dead things : the afterlives of animals.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-294) and index.