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Don Marquis
archy and mehitabel is a collection of humorous verses by Don Marquis, originally published from 1916 onwards in Marquis's newspaper columns 'The Sun Dial' in the New York Evening Sun…
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Reproduction of the original: Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis
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Hermione’s Group of Thinkers from Don Marquis. American humorist, journalist, and author (1878-1937).
This charming novel is a delightful romp through the world of the intellectual elite in early twentieth century New York. Marquis pokes gentle fun at the pretensions and foibles of…
We are ourselves, and not ourselves … For ever thwarting pride and will Some forebear’s passion leaps from death To claim a vital license still. Ancestral lusts that slew and…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
A humorous collection of short stories and anecdotes, featuring a colorful cast of characters, including biblical figures, historical figures, and fictional creations, all spun in the witty and irreverent style…
The Old Soak is a character created by Marquis, American newspaperman and humorist, who is an uninhibited enemy of prohibition. Marquis’s most memorable writings are his stories and verses about…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1922 Original Publisher: Doubleday, Page
Marquis, American newspaperman and humorist, who was an uninhibited enemy of prohibition. His most memorable writings are his stories and verses featuring Archy the transmigrated cockroach and Mehitabel the cat…
This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.
Don Marquis was born in 1878 in Walnut, Illinois. Marquis was a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist and playwright. He is best remembered for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel. Marquis…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
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"Danny's Own Story" book written by Don Marquis is a touching and self-reflective book that tells the tale of a younger boy named Danny. This piece suggests how true Marquis…
Dreams and Dust from Don Marquis. American humorist, journalist, and author (1878-1937).
Donald Robert Perry Marquis was a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright.
Sixteen minutes past eleven, he says. AT EXACTLY TWENTY-NINE MINUTES TO TWELVE MR. MURRAY WILL BE DEAD. I got the harmless one. I can tell by the taste. Don Marquis…
Mr. Finch, I said, I must have TOLD you that – or else it was just a wild guess. You COULDN’T have gotten it psychically. HOW did you know it?
Danny’s Own Story from Don Marquis. American humorist, journalist, and author (1878-1937).
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America’s beloved archy and mehitabel finally return in these entrancing uncollected stories.
A series of free-verse poems written from the viewpoint of a cockroach which present social comments on the times.
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Donald Robert Perry Marquis (July 29, 1878 - December 29, 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is…
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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…
