Christopher Reid Old Toffer's Book Of Consequential Dogs 2018 Faber 2018

Synopsis

<b>T. S Eliot's Old Possum's Practical Cats finally gets the companion volume that Eliot had envisaged.</b> <p> First published in 1939, T. S. Eliot's best-selling, much-loved collection of practical cat poems, <i>Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats</i>, has become one of the most successful poetry collections in the world. Now, an official canine companion will be available.<br>Written by award-winning poet - and like Eliot himself a fellow former editor of Faber and Faber - Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs is the first companion volume to Eliot's original volume. Originally conceived by Eliot himself, <i>Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs</i> includes a selection of paired poems about all manner of memorable "pollicles" (Eliot's companion name to his "jellicle" cats) that are as witty, varied and exquisitely compiled as Eliot's cats.<br>Meet Dobson the Dog Detective, Flo the Philosophical Foxhound, and Frazzlesprat, a dog who would really rather be a cat and a host of other humorous hounds.