{"product_id":"the-best-of-archy-and-don-marquis-9780307700926","title":"The Best of Archy and Mehitabel: Introduction by E. B. White","description":"A selection of the best of the hilarious free-verse poems by the irreverent cockroach poet Archy and his alley-cat pal Mehitabel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon Marquis's famous fictional insect appeared in his newspaper columns from 1916 into the 1930s, and he has delighted generations of readers ever since. A poet in a former life, Archy was reincarnated as a bug who expresses himself by diving headfirst onto a typewriter. His sidekick Mehitabel is a streetwise feline who claims to have been Cleopatra in a previous life. As E. B. White wrote in his now-classic introduction, the Archy poems \"contain cosmic reverberations along with high comedy\" and have \"the jewel-like perfection of poetry.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdorned with George Herriman's whimsical illustrations and including White's introduction, our Pocket Poets selection--the only hardcover \u003ci\u003eArchy and Mehitabel \u003c\/i\u003ein print--is a beautiful volume, and perfectly sized for its tiny hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Marquis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307700925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307700926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.54h x 4.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Don Marquis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913624781055,"sku":"9780307700926","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_800ecc8e-89ac-4525-8e90-39948338c246.jpg?v=1680621434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-of-archy-and-don-marquis-9780307700926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}