23 MAY 1998, Page 35

Orlando found himself in front of a charming little hotel

called the "Hotel of the Golden Cat", and as it was getting late he decided to stay the night. They gave him the best bedroom.' From Orlando, the Marmalade Cat: A Trip Abroad by Kathleen Hale (Frederick Warne, £12.99, pp. 32), reissued to mark the author's 100th birthday on 24 May.