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books by. archy s life of mehitabel. carter, and other people. chapters for the orthodox. They do not astound me. Among books of humor by American authors, there are only a handful that rest solidly on the shelf. This book about Archy and Mehitabel, hammered out at such awful cost by the bug hurling himself at the keys, is one of those books.

Don Marquis was an astute observer of people and the world and his views are valid today "Archie and Mehitabel" is a book written and published in the early 1900's by Don Marquis

Don Marquis was an astute observer of people and the world and his views are valid today. I have this book in hard copy as well as Kindle format. Archie and Mehitabel" is a book written and published in the early 1900's by Don Marquis. It is about Archie, a poet and philosopher in a former life, transmigrated into the body of a cockroach. At night he takes over the typewriter of a human writer who is kind enough to always leave an empty sheet of paper in it before retiring.

Archy and Mehitabel (styled as archy and mehitabel) are the names of two fictional characters created in 1916, by Don Marquis, a columnist for The Evening Sun newspaper in New York City. Archy, a cockroach, and Mehitabel, an alley cat, appeared in hundreds of humorous verses and short stories in Marquis’ daily column, "The Sun Dial"

Of all the literary genres, humor has the shortest shelf life-except for Archy and Mehitabel, that is. First published in 1916, it is a classic of American literature.

Of all the literary genres, humor has the shortest shelf life-except for Archy and Mehitabel, that is.

Don Marquis first employed the Archy character in 1916. I really wanted to like Archy & Mehitabel. Anything with such a strong connection to my early childhood really ought to be liked. The column remained I was excited to read this book after encountering . White's introduction to it (in a collection of . White's work), and still it managed to surpass my expectations. The premise is that a cockroach is possessed by the transmigrated soul of a free verse poet named Archy, and Archy types poems every night in the office of a newspaper columnist (Don Marquis) by hopping and pounding each typewriter key with his head.

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The Best of Archy and Mehitabel. A selection of the best of the hilarious free-verse poems by the irreverent cockroach poet Archy and his alley-cat pal Mehitabel. Don Marquis’s famous fictional insect appeared in his newspaper columns from 1916 into the 1930s, and he has delighted generations of readers ever since. 613. Published: 2011. The Lives and Times of Archy and Mehitabel.

Of all the literary genres, humor has the shortest shelf life-except for Archy and Mehitabel, that i. First published . .

Who was Don Marquis and who cares? Donald Robert Perry Marquis 1878-1937, was a newspaper columnist, humorist, poet .

Who was Don Marquis and who cares? Donald Robert Perry Marquis 1878-1937, was a newspaper columnist, humorist, poet, playwright and author of about 35 books of which the best known are books of humorous poetry about Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat. Don's work appeared regularly in the New York Sun and the Saturday Evening Post, among other places. For more about Don, see.

Archy and Mehitabel" is a strange, funny little book. Drawing from the conversational poetry found in books like Edgar Lee Masters "Spoon River Anthology," Marquis uses a colloquial style which not only suits his characters, but works in a poem

Archy and Mehitabel" is a strange, funny little book. Drawing from the conversational poetry found in books like Edgar Lee Masters "Spoon River Anthology," Marquis uses a colloquial style which not only suits his characters, but works in a poem. Lots of laughs, some decent writing, and a tasty way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Talking animals are easy to find in literature.