Old Possum's book of practical cats / T. S. Eliot ; Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures

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Physical description; 51 pages : ill. ; 19 cm. Contents; The naming of cats -- The old gumbie cat --Growltiger's last stand -- The rum tum tugger -- The song of the Jellicles -- Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer -- Old Deuteronomy -- The Pekes and the Pollicles --Mr. Mistoffelees -- Macavity: the mystery cat -- Gus: the theatre cat -- Bustopher Jones: the cat about town -- Skimbleshanks: the railway cat -- Morgan, the commissionaire cat -- The ad-dressing of cats. Summary; These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and friends in the 1930s. They have delighted generations of children since, and inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's brilliant musical Cats. This edition includes illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Subjects; Cats - Poetry. English poetry - 20th century. Cats - Juvenile poetry. Pekingese dog - Poetry. Poetry - Collections. English literature: literary criticism. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections. English poetry.