Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T. S. Eliot

This Book is respectfully dedicated to those friends who have assisted its composition by their encouragement, criticism and suggestions: and in particular to Mr. T. E. Faber, Miss Alison Tandy, Miss Susan Wolcott, Miss Susanna Morley, and the Man in White Spats.

                                                O.P.

The Naming of Cats

The Old Gumbie Cat

Growltiger's Last Stand

The Rum Tum Tugger

The Song of the Jellicles

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer

Old Deuteronomy

The Aweful Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles

Mr. Mistoffelees

Macavity: The Mystery Cat

Gus: The Theatre Cat

Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town

Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat

The Ad-dressing of Cats

Cat Morgan Introduces Himself


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