A selection of the best of the hilarious free-verse poems by the
irreverent cockroach poet Archy and his alley-cat pal Mehitabel.
Don Marquis's famous fictional insect appeared in his newspaper
columns from 1916 into the 1930s, and he has delighted generations
of readers ever since. A poet in a former life, Archy was
reincarnated as a bug who expresses himself by diving headfirst
onto a typewriter. His sidekick Mehitabel is a streetwise feline
who claims to have been Cleopatra in a previous life. As E. B.
White wrote in his now-classic introduction, the Archy poems
"contain cosmic reverberations along with high comedy" and have
"the jewel-like perfection of poetry."
Adorned with George Herriman's whimsical illustrations and
including White's introduction, our Pocket Poets selection--the
only hardcover "Archy and Mehitabel "in print--is a beautiful
volume, and perfectly sized for its tiny hero.
General
Imprint: |
Everyman's Library
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
September 2011 |
Authors: |
Don Marquis
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Dimensions: |
164 x 110 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
223 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84159-791-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-84159-791-0 |
Barcode: |
9781841597911 |
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