Alchemist's Cat - Deptford Histories Prebound Author:Robin Jarvis The "Alchymist's Cat" is set in the winter of 1664, when young Will Godwin, an alchymist's assistant, brings a mother cat and her new-born kittens to his master's apothecary shop. There, among the bubbling bottles and vile-smelling jars, Jupiter is born...