10 Adorable Portrait Photos of Famous Female Authors Posing With Their Pet Dogs and Cats

Just like the rest of us, famed writers loved their furry companions. When it comes to the literary ladies, it seems like dog lovers outweigh the fans of cats by a comfortable margin, but feline fanciers have their say as well. Below are some adorable vintage photos of female authors with their dogs and cats.

1. Beatrix Potter

2. Colette

3. Edith Wharton

4. Gertrude Stein

5. Radclyffe Hall

6. Daphne du Maurier

7. Virginia Woolf

8. Dorothy Parker

9. Margaret Wise Brown

10. Tasha Tudor

(via LiteraryLadiesGuide)