Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

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• Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T S Eliot

  In 1939, TS Eliot's cat poems for his godchildren were first published. Seventy years and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical later, they're republished here, complete with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, best known for his work on The Gruffalo. Naturall ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

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  "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" is a set of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology and the work inspired the story for Andrew Llyod Webber's one of the longest-running musical "Cats."

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  莫內藍 said on May 16, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book on a late Sunday morning in bed. Ginny and I went to see Cats without having read this beforehand. We didn't know what to expect. The show would have been even better had we read Old Possom's Book of Pratical Cats before. It's very interesting to ... (continue)

  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book on a late Sunday morning in bed. Ginny and I went to see Cats without having read this beforehand. We didn't know what to expect. The show would have been even better had we read Old Possom's Book of Pratical Cats before. It's very interesting to see how the book had been adapted for the stage. It's fanciful.

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  Antonia said on Apr 13, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  One of my favourite books when I was little, I come back to it again and again.

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  Poppy Petalled Metaphysics said on Aug 14, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 51 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0571045782
• ISBN-13: 9780571045785
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Jan 01, 1974
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Unbound, Others and eBook

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