Eve Titus

Eve Titus (July 16, 1922 – February 4, 2002) was an American children's writer. She is particularly known for her books featuring the anthropomorphic mice characters Anatole, a heroic and resourceful French mouse, and Basil of Baker Street, a Victorian era mouse private detective who emulates Sherlock Holmes.[1] Anatole later became the subject of an animated television series entitled Anatole while Basil was adapted into the 1986 Walt Disney Feature Animation film, The Great Mouse Detective.

Eve Titus
BornJuly 16, 1922
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2002 (aged 79)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeAshes spread in the Chesapeake Bay
Other namesNancy Lord
OccupationWriter, concert pianist
Spouse(s)Donald Titus (divorced)
ChildrenRichard (1950–2007)

Titus was a member of Mystery Writers of America and The Baker Street Irregulars.[2]

Books
  • Anatole (1956)
  • Anatole and the Cat (1957)
  • Basil of Baker Street (1958)
  • Anatole and the Robot (1960)
  • The Kitten Who Couldn't Purr (1960)
  • Anatole Over Paris (1961)
  • Mouse and the Lion (1962)
  • Anatole in Italy (1963)
  • Basil and the Lost Colony (1964)
  • Anatole and the Poodle (1965)
  • Anatole and the Piano (1966)
  • The Two Stonecutters (1967)
  • Anatole and the Thirty Thieves (1969)
  • Mr Shaw's Shipshape Shoeshop (1970)
  • Anatole and the Toy Shop (1970)
  • Basil and the Pygmy Cats (1971)
  • Why the Wind God Wept (1972)
  • Basil in Mexico (1976)
  • Anatole and the Pied Piper (1979)
  • Basil in the Wild West (1982)

References
  1. Ness, Mari (October 15, 2015). "It's Elementary, My Dear Mice: Basil of Baker Street". Tor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "Obituaries". Orlando Sentinel. February 6, 2002. Retrieved January 5, 2018.


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