Archy and Mehitabel Omnibus by Don Marquis
An omnibus edition of two books of humorous verses, first published in the 1930s, featuring cockroaches and an alley cat who was Queen Cleopatra in a previous incarnation. The author was an American columnist whose cockroach verses began in a New York newspaper.Michael Sims is the author most recently of In the Womb: Animals (adapted from two National Geographic Channel documentaries); he is also the author of Apollo's Fire: A Journey through the Extraordinary Wonders of an Ordinary Day, which NPR chose as one of the best science books of 2007; Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form, which was a New York Times Notable Book and a Library Journal Best Science Book; and Darwin's Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts. For Penguin Classics he also edited The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel and Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief, and he is currently editing The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime. He has written for many periodicals, from the Washington Post to New Statesman.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571193868 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571193862 |
| Title | Archy and Mehitabel Omnibus |
| Author | Don Marquis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1998-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 311 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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