Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Edward Gorey
(Author)
T. S. Eliot
(Author)
Description
T.S. Eliot pays tribute to "Mr. Mistoffelees, " "The Run Tum Tugger, " "Macavity: The Mystery Cat, " and a variety of other cats in this engaging collection of humorous poems. Originally composed to amuse Mr. Eliot's intimate friends, to whom they were sent anonymously, these verses have proven irresistible to cat lovers, lovers of nonsense, and admirers of T.S. Eliot throughout the English-speaking world.
Product Details
Price
$16.00
$14.88
Publisher
Ecco Press
Publish Date
August 30, 1982
Pages
64
Dimensions
5.85 X 8.3 X 0.47 inches | 0.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780151686568
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About the Author
THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, and became a British subject in 1927. The acclaimed poet of The
Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama,
won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. T.S. Eliot died in 1965 in London, England, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama,
won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. T.S. Eliot died in 1965 in London, England, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Reviews
"Enough ferocious fancy and parody to knock the spots off most cat books and most...verses." -- Time
"An absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the
Broadway musical Cats." -- Library Journal, starred review
"An absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the
Broadway musical Cats." -- Library Journal, starred review
