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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot (1939, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

ISBN-100151686572

ISBN-139780151686575

eBay Product ID (ePID)68681

Product Key Features

Book TitleOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Nature, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year1939

GenrePoetry

AuthorT.S. Eliot

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN85-030236

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsOne can't say much for the kind of feline society Mr. Eliot keeps, but his verses are very entertaining and smack a bit of Archie and Mehitabel, of Gilbert and of Lewis Carroll. Written with gusto and humor., This is an absolutely marvelous rendition of Eliot's poetic classic, written for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s, which inspired the Broadway musical Cats. The tales of Mr. Mistoffelees the trickmaster, old Deuteronomy, a laid-back cat, Rum Tum Tugger, a contrary cat, and Macavity, the famous master criminal, are dramatized by Richard Briers, Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, and Juliet Stevenson. Unfortunately, some material is repeated on the cassette's second side. Moreover, it comes with another tape that consists of excerpts of forthcoming Penguin audiobooks. This edition seems targeted more toward consumers than libraries. James Dudley, Copiague, N.Y.

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal811.5

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

SynopsisAn engaging collection of humorous poems. These verses, originally composed to amuse Eliot s intimate friends, have proven irresistible to cat lovers, lovers of nonsense, and admirers of Eliot throughout the English-speaking world. Enough ferocious fancy and parody to knock the spots off most cat books and most...verses (Time). Drawings by Nicolas Bentley.", An engaging collection of humorous poems. These verses, originally composed to amuse Eliot's intimate friends, have proven irresistible to cat lovers, lovers of nonsense, and admirers of Eliot throughout the English-speaking world. "Enough ferocious fancy and parody to knock the spots off most cat books and most...verses" (Time). Drawings by Nicolas Bentley.