The Illustrated Old Possum: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats [Paperback]

T S Eliot (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Faber Paperbacks (May 4, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571105580
• ISBN-13: 978-0571105588
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary Criticism & Collections

More About the Author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, and became a British subject in 1927. The acclaimed poet of The Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. T.S. Eliot died in 1965 in London, England, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Naming a cat is a labor of love, September 19, 2005

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Wayne Moore (Ponca City, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Illustrated Old Possum: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Paperback)

I read this collection because I found it in a book of collected poems, etc. I was really interested in "Murder in the Cathedral."

Well, I read this collection of poems regarding cats with great interest. Partly because I do like cats, and also because I am of English descent. T.S. has his English cats down to a "T". Naming them is great fun and his cat names are GREAT. His desciption of their behaviour and antics pretty much lets you know he has been introduced to many a cat in his day. These cats almost come off the page and play with you, they are so true to life. Read this collection if you love cats and want a few moments of private recollection. No doubt you will recognize a cat you have known or are getting to know.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this BEFORE you name your cat, March 31, 2004

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Thomas Bonar (Cypress, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Illustrated Old Possum: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Paperback)

It will help you get into the Zen of appropriate feline names.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Poetry Book, August 23, 1997

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This review is from: The Illustrated Old Possum: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Paperback)

This is a funny, interesting poem book. I got it right after I saw Cats the play.

I suggest you get this book.