{"product_id":"archy-and-mehitabel-paperback","title":"Archy and Mehitabel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon Marquis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beloved illustrated classic tells the tale of Archy, a philosophical cockroach, and Mehitabel, a cat in her ninth life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerations of readers have delighted in the work of the great American humorist Don Marquis. Marquis's satirical free-verse poems, which first appeared in his New York newspaper columns in 1916, revolve around the escapades of Archy, a philosophical cockroach who was a poet in a previous life, and Mehitabel, a streetwise alley cat who was once Cleopatra. Reincarnated as the lowest creatures on the social scale, they prowl the rowdy streets of New York City in between the world wars, and Archy records their experiences and observations on the boss's typewriter late at night. First published in 1927, \u003ci\u003eArchy and Mehitabel \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a celebrated part of the twentieth-century American literary canon.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe now classic tale of Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat in her ninth life. First published in 1927, this free verse poem has become an esseantial part of American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Marquis (1878-1937) was a journalist and columnist in New York City and the author of several novels, short-story collections, and plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755654512928,"sku":"9780385094788","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cccb592bdaa4b9e3bea04ea032f24ed0.webp?v=1780064924","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/archy-and-mehitabel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}