"Edward the Conqueror" is a short story written by Roald Dahl and first published in 1953.
Plot
The story is about an old man (Edward) and his wife. A long haired silver cat is nearly burnt in the bonfire that Edward set up for the autumn leaves but his wife rescues it and notices that it has warts on his face. His wife decides to keep it but Edward seems very jealous of the cat.
The wife adores the cat and one day she decides to play the piano for it. She chooses some songs from Chopin and Liszt and starts to play for the cat. Immediately, the cat listens and reacts strongly. She selects Liszt's music and the cat seems very pleased, but when she plays Chopin the cat seems less impressed.
She becomes convinced that the cat is the reincarnation of Liszt, and names it after him. Edward doesn't like the fact that Liszt is living with them and isn't convinced, even when his wife shows him Liszt's reaction to the piano music. The wife decides to go to the library to find out about both Liszt and reincarnation.
When she gets back from the library she calls for Liszt and but sees Edward coming in from the garden with black smoke, fire and scratches on his hand - the implication being that he has thrown the cat on the fire. The wife is horrified and she keeps yelling "Edward!" as he tells her to sit down.