The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel | 
pick#OffMyShelf. “Poetry”
This was a collection of some of Marquis‘ writings (including poems) from his newspaper columns between 1916 and 1922 featuring Archy, a cockroach who is the reincarnation of a free verse poet. Less frequent but nonetheless memorable are entries from the alley cat Mehitabel (toujours gai!).
Way more entertaining than I expected and also a fantastic time machine back to a time when newspapers were ubiquitous.
Bookwomble Glad you enjoyed it 😊 3w
swynn I love archy & mehitabel! So cool that they're still being discovered! 3w
Ruthiella @Bookwomble I do wish the Penguin edition I read had some of the original illustrations, but it was still charming without them. 😊 3w
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Ruthiella @swynn Yes! They are apparently, of all the characters and writing created by Marquis, the ones to have this kind of longevity in the wider culture. 3w
wanderinglynn Awesome! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 It‘s so fantastic when you enjoy a book that you‘ve also gotten off your TBR shelf. 3w
Ruthiella @wanderinglynn Such a great feeling! 😃 3w
