Don Marquis, Archy and Mehitabel, the Old Soak and more

This Web site celebrates the work of Don Marquis, a New York newspaper columnist, humorist, poet, playwright and short-story writer in the early decades of the last century. He won early fame as the chronicler of the Old Soak -- a genial but determined foe of Prohibition -- and lasting fame as the beloved "boss" of a cockroach wise beyond his years and an alley cat dancing through her ninth life: the immortal Archy and Mehitabel.

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IN THE NEWS: GARRISON KEILLOR regularly reads Archy sketches on his public radio program, "The Writer's Alamanc." Click here for a link, then scroll down to the Sunday, Jan. 28, entry and enjoy. ... PENGUIN CLASSICS has published "The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel," containing some sketches never seen in print since Don wrote them in his newspaper columns 90 years ago. ... BOOK COLLECTORS, DEALERS: Please share your knowledge (and books!) for the first-ever descriptive bibliography of Don's work. (For details and more news, check out Archy in the News on the Introduction page.)

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Also, please visit Jim Ennes' companion site at www.donmarquis.org.

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Introduction | His Life and Times | Archy and Mehitabel | The Old Soak
Maxims and Verse | Reading Room

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