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Print. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It serves as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber 's 1981 musical Cats . Eliot wrote the poems in the 1930s and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum", in letters ...
- T. S. Eliot, Nicolas Bentley
- 1939
Title: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Author: Eliot, T. S. [Thomas Stearns] (1888-1965) Date of first publication: September 1939 Edition used as base for this ebook: London: Faber and Faber, December 1948 [ninth impression] Date first posted: 12 January 2016 Date last updated: 12 January 2016 Project Gutenberg Canada ebook #1295
A collection of poems about cats, written by the famous poet and published in 1939. The poems inspired a musical and a film adaptation by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tom Hooper.
Learn about the poems in this collection by T. S. Eliot, which feature various cats with human traits and personalities. Explore the form, content, literary qualities, and social sensitivity of these lighthearted and whimsical verses.
In his book of practical cats, Old Possum, (1888 -- 1965), a great modernist poet, let his hair down. This little book, consists of 15 poems with the last one, "Cat Morgan Introduces Himself", added in 1952. The poems are short, rhythmical and rhymed. Eliot intended them for young children.
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Dec 25, 2015 · Listen to Jeremy Irons read T.S. Eliot's poems about various cats, the inspiration for the musical CATS. The Internet Archive offers free download, borrow and streaming of this audio recording.
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Apr 7, 2010 · Naming of cats -- Old Gumbie cat -- Growltiger's last stand -- Rum Tum Tugger -- Song of the Jellicles -- Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer -- Old Deuteronomy -- Pekes and the pollicles -- Mr. Mistoffelees -- Macavity: Mystery cat -- Gus: Theatre cat -- Bustopher Jones: Cat about town -- Skimbleshanks: Railway cat -- Ad-dressing of cats -- Cat Morgan introduces himself
