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''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' (1939) is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It is the basis for the musical ''Cats''. Elliot wrote the poems in the 1930s, and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum," in letters to his godchildren. They were collected and published in 1939, with cover illustrations by the author, and quickly re-published in 1940, illustrated in full by Nicolas Bentley. They have also been published in versions illustrated by Edward Gorey (1982) and Axel Scheffler (2009). ==Contents== The contents of ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'', along with the names of the featured cats where appropriate, are: * The Naming of Cats * The Old Gumbie Cat (Jennyanydots) * Growltiger's Last Stand * The Rum Tum Tugger * The Song of the Jellicles * Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer * Old Deuteronomy * (Of) The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles (Together with Some Account of the Participation of the Pugs and the Poms and the Intervention of the Great Rumpus Cat) * 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 (added in the 1952 edition) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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