Archy and Mehitabel
Archy and Mehitabel by Don Marquis is a collection of humorous poems and stories featuring the unique characters of Archy, a New York City cockroach, and Mehitabel, an alley cat. Published by Digireads.com Publishing on February 21, 2023, this edition spans 114 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Archy, who, having been a free verse poet in a previous life, writes on an old typewriter after hours at a newspaper office, sharing his adventures with Mehitabel as they navigate the satirical landscape of New York City during the 1920s and 1930s.
Readers will find a blend of humor and commentary in Archy’s poems, which are distinctive for their lack of capital letters, reflecting his unique typing style. This collection captures the essence of daily life and the themes of death, grief, and loss through the lens of its quirky protagonists. The edition reproduces the original 1927 collection and is printed on premium acid-free paper, making it a noteworthy addition for those interested in American poetry and humor.
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Archy, a New York City cockroach, and Mehitabel, a New York City alley cat, were characters created by “The Evening Sun” columnist Donald Robert Perry Marquis. The subject of hundreds of humorous poems and stories, Archy is portrayed as having been a free verse poet in a previous life who takes to writing stories and poems on an old typewriter at the office of a newspaper after everyone has gone home. Archy’s best friend is the alley cat Mehitabel with whom the cockroach shares a series of daily adventures which serve as a satiric commentary on the daily life of New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Archy’s poems are notable for the fact that they don’t use capital letters since as a cockroach he cannot simultaneously hold down the shift key while he hurls himself at the keys to type away on the old typewriter. Don Marquis’s Archy and Mehitabel poems were first published as a collection in 1927. This edition reproduces that first collection and is printed on premium acid-free paper.
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