First published in 1939, T. S. Eliot's collection of cat poems,written originally to amuse his godchildren and friends, has become one of the all-time favourites of children's literature. Celebrated American artist Edward Gorey applies his distinctively charming and mischievous touch to the illustrations for this wise and witty collection of poems.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Children's Classics)
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Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.