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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Illustrated Edition

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Illustrated Edition

by T. S. Eliot

EliotÂ’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.

TS Eliot (Abacus Books)

by Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd's biography gives new insights into Eliot's life and work. The author also wrote "First Light", "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor".

Complete Poems and Plays : 1909-1950

This omnibus collection includes all of the authorÂ’s early poetry as well as the Four Quartets, Old PossumÂ’s Book of Practical Cats, and the plays Murder in the Cathedral, The Family Reunion, and The Cocktail Party.

The Archivist: A Novel

by Martha Cooley

A young woman's impassioned pursuit of a sealed cache of T.S. Eliot's letters lies at the heart of this emotionally charged novel, now in paperback.

T.S. ELIOT - THE WASTE LAND AND OTHER POEMS

What Good Are the Arts?

by John Carey

Does strolling through an art museum, admiring the old masters, improve us morally and spiritually? Would government subsidies of "high art" (such as big-city opera houses) be better spent on local community art projects? In What Good are the Arts? John Carey--one of Britain's most respected literary critics--offers a delightfully skeptical look at the nature of art. In particular, he cuts through the cant... (more)