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Generations of readers have delighted in the work of the great
American humorist Don Marquis, who was frequently compared to Mark
Twain. These free-verse poems, which first appeared in Marquis's
New York newspaper columns, revolve around the escapades of Archy,
the philosophical cockroach who was once a poet, and Mehitabel, a
streetwise alley cat who was once Cleopatra. Reincarnated as the
lowest creatures on the social scale, they prowl the rowdy streets
of New York City in between the world wars. The antics of these two
immortal characters are now made available for the first time in
their original order of publication in this unique, comprehensive
collection, which features many poems never before reprinted.First
time in Penguin ClassicsArchy and Mehitabel is considered the
inspiration for E.B. White's Charlotte's WebFeatures many new poems
never reprinted since they were first published early in the
twentieth centuryIntroduction places Marquis in the context of
American humor and the history of satire
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.
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Prefaces (Hardcover)
Don Marquis, Tony Sarg
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Don Marquis, Tony Sarg
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