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Don Marquis

Don Marquis (1878–1937) was a journalist and columnist in New York City and the author of several novels, short-story collections, and plays. Marquis was the author of about 35 books. He co-wrote (or contributed posthumously) to the films The Sports PagesShinbone AlleyThe Good Old Soak and Skippy. Marquis's best-known creation was Archy, a fictional cockroach (developed as a character during 1916) who had been a free-verse poet in a previous life, and who supposedly left poems on Marquis's typewriter by jumping on the keys. 
The Best of Archy and Mehitabel
The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel
Archy and Mehitabel

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The Best of Archy and Mehitabel
The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel
Archy and Mehitabel

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