The Illustrated Old Possum

Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad . . . The original Old Possum's illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new hardback edition, perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. The collection inspired the musical Cats!, and features Macavity, Mr Mistofelees and Growltiger!

About the author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.Nicolas Bentley (1907-1978) lived in London and Somerset and 'drew the pictures' (to quote his famous byline) for more than seventy books.

Summary

. The original Old Possum's illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new hardback edition, perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike. The collection inspired the musical Cats!, and features Macavity, Mr Mistofelees and Growltiger!

Product details

• Authors: T. S. Eliot, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot
• Assisted by: Nicolas Bentley (Illustration), Bentley Nicolas (Illustration)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2014
• EAN: 9780571313082
• ISBN: 978-0-571-31308-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Childrens Classics; Faber Children's Classics; Faber Children's Classics; CHILDREN*S CLASSICS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; Englisch, Grossbritannien, Amerika, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Einzelne Dichter, britisch, Frühe Kindheit: Reime und Wortspiele, Kinder/Jugendliche: Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte, Britannien, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, Kinder/Jugendliche: Lyrik, POETRY / General, Schule und Lernen: Moderne (Nicht-Mutter-) Sprachen, Brite, Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Englisch, Englisch / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur, Nursery Rhyme, Abzählreim, Reim / Kinderreim, Kindergedicht, Kinderreim, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Foreign Language Study / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Poetry by individual poets, Interest age: from c 7 years, Reading age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Educational: first/native language: literature studies, Educational: English Literature, Educational: Foreign Languages, American Poets; Animals; Eliot; Picture Books