Old Possum's book of practical cats - Hardcover

ELIOT, T.S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571240615 ISBN 13: 9780571240616

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1953

Synopsis

Old Possum Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Eliot received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. Axel Scheffler was born in 1957 in Hamburg, Germany. He has achieved worldwide acclaim for his children's book illustration and has created many bestsellers including the award-winning The Gruffalo. He lives in London.

From AudioFile:

The inspiration for the Broadway hit Cats, this collection of free-verse poems--very British and somewhat dated--describes the exploits and foibles of such felines as contrary and difficult Rum Tum Tugger and laid-back Old Deuteronomy. In this delightful rendering by a British cast, each voice seems to fit the cat's character, like Richard Briers's gruff Growltiger. Most poems are the work of individual readers, but the occasional duets and choral renderings are effective. Unfortunately, in a couple of spots Eliot uses racist terms. Liner notes include a list of the poems and their readers. P.B.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1953
• ISBN 10: 0571240615
• ISBN 13: 9780571240616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80