The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire, Paperback/John Emil Vincent

Chatty Cathy, while not the first talking doll, was certainly the most widely known, and the only one elevated to idiom. The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire chronicles her later career and luridly illustrates the perils of reaching such linguistic heights with so very little to say. Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Author(s): John Emil Vincent Number of pages: 96 Collection: Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 190 x 127 x 13 Cover type: Paperback / softback