The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse

by Edward Lear (Author), Vivien Noakes (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $15.50

  'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the wonderfully varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. He created an extraordinary world filled with bizarre creatures - from the Dong with a luminous nose to the Pobble who has no toes - who misbehave with joyful abandon. Here can be found such exuberant and timeless verse as 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat', 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat' and numerous comic limericks, along with stories, letters, alphabets and recipes, all accompanied throughout with his fantastical line drawings. Gently pointing out human follies and the absurdities of the conventional Victorian society in which he lived, Lear's nonsense has enchanted children and adults alike for generations.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $5.57

  Based on the first new edition of Edward Lear's verse to have appeared since 1947, The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse includes such classics as The Owl and the Pussycat, The Jumblies, The Dong with a Luminous Nose, hundreds of limericks and a vast selection of other verse. Lear's magical illustrations are reproduced throughout, as are severeal poems that have never previously been published.

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $5.50

  The first complete edition of Edward Lear's verse and other nonsense writings since 1947. This is also the first annotated edition, from the juvenilia to the great nonsense books. Lear's verses, limericks and fantastical line-drawings have enchanted children and adults alike through the generations. The Owl and the Pussycat, The Jumblies and The Dong with a Luminous Nose are as appealing today as they ever were and Lear is held in great affection by many who grew up with these childhood classics. Illustrated throughout, this handsome edition includes Lear's nonsense prose, both short stories and private letters. The definitive edition of Lear's wonderfully whimsical, timeless nonsense.