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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Book

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, it isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. The phenomenal worldwide success in the 1980s of the musical Cats refuelled interest in T.S. Eliot's classic Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on which the stage extravaganza was based. Old Possum's Book, originally published in 1939 and dedicated to Eliot's godchildren, contains a delightful rogues' gallery of felines, including the Rum Tum Tugger cat whose "disobliging ways are a matter of habit", Mr Mistoffelees "The Original Conjuring Cat" and Macavity: The Mystery Cat "the master criminal who can defy the law". Loved by generations of children and adults alike, Old Possum is perhaps most remarkable for having been written almost as an aside, a plaything, by Eliot, as a distraction from the internal religious and philosophical wranglings he charted in Four Quartets. A warm and witty collection of free-verse poems, which demand to be read aloud and given full dramatic import, this edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats has been reissued by Faber and Faber Limited in a slim pocket-sized edition, with original tongue-in-cheek illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. --Catherine TaylorRead More

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  • Amazon

    Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad. In 1981, Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as 'Cats' which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. This edition contains original colour illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of 'The Gruffalo'.

  • Foyles

    A stunning new edition of T. S. Eliot's beloved cat poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, containing beautiful original colour illustrations by Axel Scheffler.Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad.Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there!In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber & Faber, who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum'. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as Cats which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. 'If cats, witchy or not, are your child's thing don't miss the new Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.'TheTimes'A lovely edition of an old favourite . . . it will be enjoyed again and again.'Carousel'Classic cat poems . . . are given a delightful new look.' LoveReading4Kids

  • Play

    Cats! Some are sane some are mad and some are good and some are bad. Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there! In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber and Faber who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity Old Deuteronomy Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats under the name of 'Old Possum'. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "Cats" which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. This charming new edition contains original colour illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of "The Gruffalo" Axel Scheffler.

  • BookDepository

    Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats : Paperback : Faber & Faber : 9780571252480 : : 01 Oct 2012 : Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad.Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum'.

  • Blackwell

    Throughout the 1930s the author composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats. This book contains illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler. Cats! Some are...

  • Pickabook

    T. S. Eliot, Axel Scheffler (Illus)

  • 0571252486
  • 9780571252480
  • T.S. Eliot
  • 7 October 2010
  • Faber & Faber
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 72
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