the song of mehitabel
the song of mehitabel By Don Marquis, in “archy and mehitabel,” 1927 this is the song of mehitabel of mehitabel the alley cat as i wrote you before boss mehitabel Continue Reading →
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A new anthology: “The Best of Archy and Mehitabel”
Oct. 25, 2011: Alfred A. Knopf today published “The Best of Archy and Mehitabel,” a new anthology of Don Marquis’ popular Archy and Mehitabel poems and sketches. The new hardback Continue Reading →
Welcome to the new DonMarquis.com
Hello world. You’re looking at a redesigned and expanded DonMarquis.com web site, which goes live today, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The site has a fresh new look and lots of Continue Reading →
Christopher Morley Pens a Paean to a Cockroach
The essayist and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was one of Don Marquis’ dearest friends. As a young writer Morley was an unabashed fan of Don’s breezy, brilliant humor, and Morley Continue Reading →
Don Marquis (Disambiguation)
An online search for the name “Don Marquis” can yield some surprising results. Perhaps you’ve seen links to those strident anti-abortion essays Don wrote. And maybe you’ve been tempted to Continue Reading →
A Photo From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1920
Here’s a bittersweet photo from the pages of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, published January 11, 1920, showing proud papa Don Marquis and his two young children. Daughter Barbara, on Don’s Continue Reading →
Archy’s Dream Realized: A Tribute in Gold
How many public buildings in the United States pay homage to a lowly cockroach? Just one: the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. There, atop a Continue Reading →
Introduction by E. B. White
Introduction “The Lives and Times of Archy and Mehitabel,” 1950 edition By E.B. White When the publisher asked me to write a few introductory remarks about Don Marquis for this Continue Reading →
O Rare Don Marquis by Christopher Morley
O Rare Don Marquis The Saturday Review, January 1938 By Christopher Morley Don Marquis used to tell, with his own complete gusto, of a time in Hollywood a few years Continue Reading →
Autobiographical Sketch – By Don Marquis
Autobiographical Sketch By Don Marquis Born July 29, 1878, at Walnut, Bureau Co., Ill., a member of the Republican party. My father was a physician, and I had all the Continue Reading →