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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
 

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Illustrated Edition

by T. S. Eliot


Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. This edition features pen-and-ink drolleries by Edward Gorey throughout.

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Jen S
  • Rated 4 stars

“This book is full of rhymes and good times!! I loved to read it!! T.S. Eliot rocks!!!!! make sure that you see the play or listen to the music from Cats!!”

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Peach
  • Rated 1 stars

“Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats is cute, entertaining, but is not meant to be great poetry. =P

T. S. Eliot wrote these poems for his godchildren, and while children of all ages may enjoy reading about how “a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES” these poems do not reflect his work. Ironically, due to the play version of “Cats” the short whimsical poems in this volume are among his best-known works today.

As a cat lover, not even the trite rhymes or short phases in...”

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