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A fun read and complete nonsense :)
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The Book of Nonsense is a collection of humorous poems and limericks written by Edward Lear in the mid-19th century. The book contains over 100 short poems that are full of absurdities, puns, and wordplay. The verses are often nonsensical and feature made-up words and creatures, such as the Jumblies, the Quangle Wangle, and the Pobble who has no toes. The illustrations that accompany the poems are also whimsical and surreal, adding to the overall sense of playfulness and silliness. The Book of Nonsense has become a classic of children's literature and is still beloved by readers of all ages for its irreverent humor and imaginative language.There was an Old Person of Leeds, Whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, And ate gooseberry fool, Which agreed with that person of Leeds.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
56 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1846
This edition
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56 pages, Paperback
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June 17, 2004 by Kessinger Publishing
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9781419154577
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1419154575
- Language
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English
About the author
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Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.
His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; and as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems.
As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.
His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; and as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems.
As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.
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There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.
Πάντα ήθελα να διαβάσω ένα βιβλίο με limericks (σύντομα σατυρικά ποιήματα πέντε στροφών). Ο Edward Lear (1812-1888) ήταν Άγγλος ποιητής και σκιτσογράφος, και ο πρώτος που καθιέρωσε αυτή τη μορφή ποιημάτων, τα οποία ήταν τρομερά δημοφιλή στην εποχή του. Όπως λέει και ο τίτλος, τα ποιηματάκια αυτά δεν βγάζουν κανένα απολύτως νόημα, και σίγουρα θα μου φαίνονταν πολύ πιό αστεία αν άκουγα να τα απαγγέλλει ένα χειμωνιάτικο βράδυ δίπλα απ' το τζάκι κάποιος μεθυσμένος εγγλέζος αριστοκράτης, μετά από ένα καλό κυνήγι φασιανού κι ένα γερό φαγοπότι. Διαβάζοντας τα μέρα μεσημέρι, ξεμέθυστη και μέσα στο λιοπύρι, δυστυχώς έχασαν μεγάλο μέρος από τη γοητεία τους.
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Took away 2 stars because contrary to the title of the book, some verses actually made sense!
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A quick free read for Kindle from Amazon. A break from the chunksters I've been reading (The Bee Sting and The Whalebone Theatre) Lear's the king of Limericks!
“There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits.”
“There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits.”
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Ok, so mostly silly, rather than funny....
Hadn't realised that this is a collection: of Lear's own limmericks & other rhymes, but it also is a collection of prose, poems etc by Lewis Carrol, Stuwwelpeter, Baron Munchausen & Gulliver's Travels. They are all illustrated by Lear though and his line drawings are comical and entertaining.
Hadn't realised that this is a collection: of Lear's own limmericks & other rhymes, but it also is a collection of prose, poems etc by Lewis Carrol, Stuwwelpeter, Baron Munchausen & Gulliver's Travels. They are all illustrated by Lear though and his line drawings are comical and entertaining.
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"Far and few, far and few/ Are the lands where the Jumblies live/ Their hands are green and their heads are blue/
And they went to sea in a sieve."
Probably wrong a bit here and there, but it's what I remember. I believe an intelligent, educated, wry mind works this way on opium.
"And when the sieve went round and round/ And everyone shouted, 'You'll all be drowned!' ... "
Well, it's for you to pick this gem of a book up and read it. A pleasurable diversion from serious stuff - unless you're a nihilist and consequently will find great meaning here.
And they went to sea in a sieve."
Probably wrong a bit here and there, but it's what I remember. I believe an intelligent, educated, wry mind works this way on opium.
"And when the sieve went round and round/ And everyone shouted, 'You'll all be drowned!' ... "
Well, it's for you to pick this gem of a book up and read it. A pleasurable diversion from serious stuff - unless you're a nihilist and consequently will find great meaning here.
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It is always fun to read Lear.
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The Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear,
the book is short, the end is near;
for whatever it lasts, it's bursts of blasts,
that puny pun-ny book by Edward Lear.
the book is short, the end is near;
for whatever it lasts, it's bursts of blasts,
that puny pun-ny book by Edward Lear.
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