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A collection of cat poems written by T. S. Eliot. They were largely written for his godchildren, and are thus rather more whimsical and cheerful than his more famous poetry. Nonetheless, it does contain Eliot's gift for allusions and sharp observations. The first edition, published by Faber and Faber, also featured his own illustrations. Other versions included illustrations by Edward Gorey.Eliot's poems describe a number of curious and most singular cats, all of whom encompass common (if exaggerated) aspects of feline behaviour. Unlike its more famous adaptation, the musical Cats, the poems have little connection with one another, and there is no overarching storyline. |
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The Alibi |
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The Alibi: Macavity's specialty. No matter what crime he's committed this time, on its discovery he always manages to be a good distance away and doing something else. |
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Revenge Ballad |
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Revenge Ballad: "Growltiger's Last Stand", about the pirate cat Growltiger being finally taken down by his enemies, the Siamese. |
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Captain Ersatz |
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Captain Ersatz: Macavity, of Sherlock Holmes's archrival, Professor Moriarty. |
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Carnivore Confusion |
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Carnivore Confusion: Jennyanydots teaches mice and cockroaches. Presumably, she's fed by her human owners. |
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Uncertain Doom |
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Uncertain Doom: "Growltiger's Last Stand": |
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Old-Fashioned Rowboat Date |
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Old-Fashioned Rowboat Date: Played with. Growltiger is ambushed while wooing Griddlebone on his barge. |
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Your Tomcat Is Pregnant |
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Your Tomcat Is Pregnant: Implied by the end of "Mr. Mistoffelees". The list of Mr. Mistoffelees' amazing feats culminates in the mysterious appearance of a litter of kittens. |
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The Man Behind the Man |
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The Man Behind the Man: Much like his inspiration, Moriarty, Macavity's behind every crime. |
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Noodle Incident |
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Noodle Incident: Gus repeatedly exalts "Firefrorfiddle, the Fiend of the Fell" as his greatest theatrical triumph, but the details of that performance are left to the reader's imagination. Subverted in "Growltiger", where "One ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why" is quickly followed by: |
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Pull a Rabbit out of My Hat |
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Pull a Rabbit out of My Hat: Mr. Mistoffelees is described pulling kittens out of a hat as one of his conjuring tricks. |
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Cat Stereotype |
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Cat Stereotype: Jennyanydots is a cheerful and apparently lazy tabby homemaker. The illustrations seem to show the villainous Growltiger to be dark-colored. The Siamese Cats sneak up on Growltiger in "sampans and junks". Mr. Mistoffelees, the Original Conjuring Cat, is entirely black. The well-to-do and gentlemanly Bustopher Jones is a tuxedo cat. |
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Narrative Poem |
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Narrative Poem: "Growltiger's Last Stand" and "the Pekes and the Pollicles". |
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Civilized Animal |
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Civilized Animal: They're pretty clearly just heavily romanticized cats. References to clothing are sparse and ambiguous (for instance, Bustopher Jones's "white spats" might just be a poetic description of his fur color). |
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Evil Makes You Ugly |
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Evil Makes You Ugly: Growltiger: Macavity: |
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Yellow Peril |
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Yellow Peril: The one appearance of "foreign" cats is when Growltiger is ambushed and disposed of by a horde of Siamese. Possibly Fair for Its Day, since Growltiger is unequivocally a villain, but it's presented as a case of Grey-and-Gray Morality. The Great Rumpus Cat breaks up a street fight between Pekingese and Yorkshire Terriers, Pomeranians, and Pugs. The narrator makes a point of saying that the Pekingese are "Heathen Chinese" and "no British Dog". |
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Fantastic Racism |
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Fantastic Racism: Growltiger. |
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Cats Are Lazy |
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Cats Are Lazy: Played with. Several of the poems feature cats who lie around all day, but most of them, such as Jennyanydots and the Jellicle Cats, turn out to have more active nocturnal lives. The one cat who does nothing but sleep is Old Deuteronomy, and he's not lazy, he's just Old. |
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Police Are Useless |
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Police Are Useless: Against Macavity. "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles" mentions that there's supposed to be a Police Dog patrolling the area, but he misses the entire rumpus because he sloped off to the pub for a drink. |
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Let's Duet |
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Let's Duet: Growltiger and Griddlebone's tragic night of romance: |
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Awesome McCoolname |
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Awesome McCoolname: "The Naming of Cats" decrees that every cat should have one as his/her second name; one of those amazing names that "never belong to more than one cat." It gives Munkustrap, Quaxo, Coricopat, Bombalurina, and Jellylorum as examples. |
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Heroic Canines, Villainous Felines |
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Heroic Canines, Villainous Felines: Inverted. According to "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 Rumpuscat", dogs cause ruckuses, and cats have to break them up. |
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast |
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Griddlebone; Macavity; and Growltiger, Terror of the Thames. |
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Smoky Gentlemen's Club |
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Amongst the many Smoky Gentlemen's Clubs where Bustopher Jones gets fed is the Drones. |
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Meaningful Name |
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Meaningful Name: Every cat's secondary name gives clues to its personality. Growltiger is a fearsome villain, and the Rum Tum Tugger is engaged in a constant tug-of-war with his owners. |
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In-Series Nickname |
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In-Series Nickname: "Gus" is short for "Asparagus." |
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The Big Bad Shuffle |
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The Big Bad Shuffle: Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are clearly less evil than Growltiger, who is nothing compared to Macavity. |
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No One Sees the Boss |
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No One Sees the Boss: Macavity's not there! |
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Outlaw Couple |
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Outlaw Couple: Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, possibly. The stage adaptation went with this interpretation, but the original poem gives no information about their interpersonal relationship or even their genders (beyond describing them as "plausible fellows"). Growltiger and Griddlebone also likely qualify, since we know from "Macavity" that she us hardly an innocent Love Interest. |
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White-Dwarf Starlet |
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White-Dwarf Starlet: Gus, the Theatre Cat. |
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Aroused by Their Voice |
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Aroused by Their Voice: Growltiger apparently uses his deep voice for amorous purposes. |
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Living a Double Life |
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Living a Double Life: By day Jennyanydots does nothing but sit around the house—that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!—but she dedicates her nights to improving the manners of the household mice and cockroaches. |
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Cool Cat |
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Cool Cat: The Rum Tum Tugger, Skimbleshanks, and Mr. Mistoffelees. |
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Diabolical Mastermind |
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Diabolical Mastermind: Macavity. |
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Femme Fatale |
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Femme Fatale: Griddlebone, Growltiger's lady-love who inadvertently exposes him to a deadly ambush. |
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Forehead of Doom |
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Forehead of Doom: Macavity is described as having a "highly domed" forehead. |
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Cats Are Superior |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_96eae503 |
comment |
Cats Are Superior: The practical cats display either disdain for or general unconcern with the humans in their world. And don't get them ''started'' on dogs. |
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type |
"Not So Different" Remark |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_984ef9ef |
comment |
"Not So Different" Remark: "The Ad-dressing of Cats" suggests this conclusion. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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type |
AppropriatedAppelation |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_9a69794d |
comment |
Appropriated Appelation: Growltiger rejoices in his title of "The Terror of the Thames." |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_9a69794d |
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type |
Furry Reminder |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a1d3ebd7 |
comment |
Furry Reminder: Many of the poems speak of their subjects as though they were human, but "Growltiger" especially. So it's a bit of a shock to read that the bosun is off "prowling for his prey" behind a tavern. |
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1.0 |
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type |
Policeman Dog |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a2e2a85 |
comment |
Policeman Dog: A canine policeman is mentioned in "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles". |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a2e2a85 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a2e2a85 |
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type |
Animal Naming Conventions |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a3973b59 |
comment |
Animal Naming Conventions: Cats are said to have three different names, a family name bestowed by their humans, one name unique to them, and a third secret name "that no human research can discover, but the cat himself knows, and will never confess". |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a3973b59 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a5cfe2ac |
type |
And There Was Much Rejoicing |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a5cfe2ac |
comment |
And There Was Much Rejoicing: When Growltiger kicked the bucket, there was celebration throughout England and as far away as Bangkok. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a5cfe2ac |
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type |
Karma Houdini |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a70223 |
comment |
Karma Houdini: Macavity repeatedly escapes justice and will likely never be caught. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a70223 |
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type |
Scenery Dissonance |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a87b7e81 |
comment |
Scenery Dissonance: Growltiger is ambushed and assassinated while wooing a lady under the moonlight of a peaceful summer night. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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type |
Ear Notch |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a9b919a7 |
comment |
Ear Notch: Growltiger's description states, in pertinent part, "One ear was somewhat missing, no need to tell you why ... " |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_a9b919a7 |
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type |
Spell My Name with a "The" |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_aa8d0ef0 |
comment |
Spell My Name with a "The": The Rum Tum Tugger |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_aa8d0ef0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_aa8d0ef0 |
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type |
Added Alliterative Appeal |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_b5049d76 |
comment |
Added Alliterative Appeal: Gus the Theatre Cat's proudest achievement was playing a character called "Firefrorfiddle, the Fiend of the Fell." |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_b5049d76 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_b5049d76 |
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type |
Perfectly Cromulent Word |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_bdbfd01c |
comment |
Perfectly Cromulent Word: Gumbie, Jellicle, Bravo Cat. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_bdbfd01c |
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type |
Walk the Plank |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_bdfb07bf |
comment |
The one appearance of "foreign" cats is when Growltiger is ambushed and disposed of by a horde of Siamese. Possibly Fair for Its Day, since Growltiger is unequivocally a villain, but it's presented as a case of Grey-and-Gray Morality. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_bdfb07bf |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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type |
Scout-Out |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_bedecc55 |
comment |
Scout-Out: Averted. Presumably the organization was not yet under trademark. |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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type |
Formally-Named Pet |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c37e00e7 |
comment |
Formally-Named Pet: Mr. Mistoffelees. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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type |
Cats Are Magic |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c3a1e89b |
comment |
Cats Are Magic: Parodied with Mr. Mistoffelees, who is only a stage magician. However, many of the other cats are suggested to have borderline supernatural powers. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c3a1e89b |
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1.0 |
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type |
Felony Misdemeanor |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c59cfa2e |
comment |
Felony Misdemeanor: Among Macavity's many heinous crimes is cheating at cards. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c59cfa2e |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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type |
Shout-Out |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Shout-Out: Old Deuteronomy is named for a book of The Bible. Macavity's poem contains several to the Sherlock Holmes canon. The description of Macavity's appearance echoes the description of Moriarty in "The Final Problem", and the list of his crimes includes references to several of Holmes's cases. Not to mention "the Napoleon of Crime". Amongst the many Smoky Gentlemen's Clubs where Bustopher Jones gets fed is the Drones. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c75df49a |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_c75df49a |
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type |
Beyond the Impossible |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cc6f4612 |
comment |
Beyond the Impossible: When people say Macavity's wickedness knows no bounds, they mean it: |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cc6f4612 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cc6f4612 |
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type |
Cool Teacher |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cf231d54 |
comment |
Cool Teacher: Jennyanydots. She not only instructs her household mice in such useful subjects as music, crocheting and tatting; she cooks for them too! |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cf231d54 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_cf231d54 |
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type |
I Know Your True Name |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d3b02ffb |
comment |
I Know Your True Name: The cat's third name should be only known to him or herself. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d3b02ffb |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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type |
Refuge in Audacity |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d45c0b86 |
comment |
Refuge in Audacity: Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer: |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d45c0b86 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d45c0b86 |
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type |
I Have Many Names |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d5d976dd |
comment |
I Have Many Names: "Each cat must have three different names." An everyday one, a unique one, and one that only the cat knows. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d5d976dd |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d5d976dd |
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type |
The Chessmaster |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d62dd556 |
comment |
The Chessmaster: Macavity always has an alibi (and one or two to spare). |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d62dd556 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_d62dd556 |
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type |
A Taste of Their Own Medicine |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_defd0c58 |
comment |
A Taste of Their Own Medicine: |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_defd0c58 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_defd0c58 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_eb81c601 |
type |
Big Damn Heroes |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_eb81c601 |
comment |
Big Damn Heroes: The Great Rumpuscat breaking up the Peke/Pollicle feud. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_eb81c601 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_eb81c601 |
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type |
Cats Have Nine Lives |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_f1a15f4b |
comment |
Cats Have Nine Lives: Or at least the best ones do. |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_f1a15f4b |
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1.0 |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats |
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_f1a15f4b |
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type |
Priceless Ming Vase |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_f688816f |
comment |
Priceless Ming Vase: It was Mungojerrie—or Rumpleteazer . . . |
| | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats / int_f688816f |
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1.0 |
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