Nonsense Poems

Over 90 delightful limericks and 12 longer poems, including such classics as \"The Owl and the Pussy-cat,\" \"The Jumblies,\" and \"Calico Pie,\" all accompanied by Lear's amusing illustrations.

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, \"Does it buzz?\" He replied, \"Yes, it does!
It's a regular brute of a Bee.\"

Generations of children and adults have delighted in the whimsical poems of Edward Lear (1812-88). And, despite his achievements as a noted English landscape painter and illustrator of animal life, Lear today is best known for his delightful volumes of nonsense verse. This work spanned several decades - from the first charming lines he wrote in the 1830s for the children of the Earl of Derby to his last collection of poems, published in 1877.

This volume contains a rich sampling of Lear's inspired nonsense, including more than 90 delightful limericks as well as a choice selection of longer poems along with the amusing illustrations he drew for each. Among these are such classics as \"The Owl and the Pussy-cat,\" and \"The Jumblies\" as well as a number of lesser-known but equally charming selections: \"Calico Pie,\" \"The Duck and the Kangaroo,\" \"Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly,\" \"The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly,\" \"The Broom, the Shovel, The Poker, and the Tongs,\" \"Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Spider\" and \"The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.\"

AGES: 8 to 14

ISBN: 9780486280318
Author: LEAR, EDWARD
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 17/11/2011
RRP: $10.99
Pages: 96
Dimension: 209mm X 131mm
Imprint: Dover Publications