Generations of readers have delighted in the work of the great American humorist Don Marquis, who was frequently compared to Mark Twain. These free-verse poems, which first appeared in Marquis's New York newspaper columns, revolve around the escapades of Archy, the philosophical cockroach who was once a poet, 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. The antics of these two immortal characters are now made available for the first time...
Generations of readers have delighted in the work of the great American humorist Don Marquis, who was frequently compared to Mark Twain. The...
Don Marquis was born in 1878 in Walnut, Illinois. Marquis was a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist and playwright. He is best remembered for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel." Marquis wrote for the Saturday Evening Post and the New York Herald Tribune.
Don Marquis was born in 1878 in Walnut, Illinois. Marquis was a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist and playwright. He is best remembered for creating...
