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.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Faber & Faber .

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Eliot received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. John Ciardi served as poetry editor of The Saturday Review , director of Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and translator of the The Divine Comedy . He died on Easter Sunday, 1986. Edward Gorey 's Gothic vision has won him a loyal following. His own titles include The Hapless Child , The Glorious Nosebleed , and The Prune People .