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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - by T S Eliot (Hardcover)
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2025-04-25
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Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.85 Inch (W) x .47 Inch (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Number of Pages: 56
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: European
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Author: T S Eliot
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Language: English
into a major motion picture. This edition features pen-and-ink drawings by Edward Gorey throughout.
Some are good, and some are bad . . . These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. Eliot's beloved cat poems are a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round, and Edward Gorey's graphic interpretations are sure to charm.
Broadway musical Cats." -- Library Journal, starred review
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.
Weight: .4 Pounds
Number of Pages: 56
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: European
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Author: T S Eliot
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Language: English
About the Book
T. S. Eliot's famous collection of nonsense verse about cats--the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, now madeinto a major motion picture. This edition features pen-and-ink drawings by Edward Gorey throughout.
Book Synopsis
The inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical CATS, and its upcoming movie adaptation, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Taylor Swift (Bombalurina), Idris Elba (Macavity the Mystery Cat), Dame Judi Dench (Old Deuteronomy), Ian McKellen (Gus the Theatre Cat), James Corden (Bustopher Jones), Jennifer Hudson (Grizabella), Jason Derulo (Rum Tum Tugger), and Rebel Wilson (Jennyanydots). Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad.Some are good, and some are bad . . . These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. Eliot's beloved cat poems are a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round, and Edward Gorey's graphic interpretations are sure to charm.
From the Back Cover
Mr. T.S. Eliot intimate friends received from time to time typewritten verses which were apparently anonymous but which were always identifiable. The poems which concern cats are presented here.Review Quotes
"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 theBroadway musical Cats." -- Library Journal, starred review
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 TheWaste 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.
