Old Possum's book of practical cats - Hardcover

T. S. Eliot

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white cloth hardcover, two black cats dancing on front, w/off-white dust-jacket-black

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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

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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780571311866: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: with illustrations by Rebecca Ashdown (Faber Children's Classics)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0571311865 ISBN 13:  9780571311866
Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2014
Softcover