A poet in a former life, Archy has been reincarnated as a cockroach who types by diving headfirst onto a typewriter (and is famously unable to operate the shift key to produce capital letters); his side-kick Mehitabel is an alley cat who claims to have once been Cleopatra. Archy's poems irresistibly evoke Jazz Age New York - as seen from the alley; funny, wise, tender and tough, they represent the very best of American humour. Including George Herriman's whimsical illustrations and a classic introduction by novelist E.B. White, this Pocket Poet selection will make a beautiful volume, perfectly sized for its tiny hero.
- ISBN10 1299106129
- ISBN13 9781299106123
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 30 September 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Everyman's Library
- Format eBook
- Language English