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Title	:	The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear
Author	:	Edward Lear
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 287 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1940 by Amereon Limited (first published 1939)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics. Fiction. Childrens. Humor

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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Calico Pie and The Pobble Who Has No Toes, together with Edward Lear's crazy limericks, have entertained adults and children alike for over 100 years.

This edition, illustrated by the author, contains all the verse and stories of the Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense Songs, Nonsense Stories, Nonsense Alphabets and Nonsense Cookery. It has a biographical Preface by Lear himself, and concludes with some delightful 'heraldic' sketches of his cat, Foss.

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ISBN:	089190090X (ISBN13: 9780891900900)
Edition Language:	English

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I love the poem where he introduces himself! From memory:How pleasant to know Mr Lear!Who has written such masses of stuffSome think him ill-tempered and queerBut a few find him pleasant enough.He sits in a beautiful parlourWith hundreds of books on the wallHe drinks quite a lot of MarsalaBut never gets tipsy at all.He has many friends, laymen and clericalOld Foss is the name of his catHis body is perfectly sphericalHe weareth a runcible hat.He reads, but he cannot speak, SpanishHe cannot abide

Everyone needs a little nonsense and goofiness in his/her life. We all know a few good authors to go for thatDr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Lewis Carroll. Before I picked up this book on a whim somewhere, I didnt know Edward Lear belonged right alongside those other giants of fun and goofy childrens (and of course adults-who-havent-grown up) literature. I started reading this at the beginning of the year with the intention of doing so by a page a day. The stories, rhymes, etc. are bite-sized so it

I'm not sure which edition of Edward Lear's nonsense poetry I read as a kid so I picked this one. Really enjoyed it!



I do agree that I should read this book years ago when I was much younger. Not that interesting for me now that I reached 26. This book still good for those learning vocabularies and to read aloud though.

Well, it is a collection of "complete Nonsense" in true sense, starts with 4 lines verse poems, thoroughly witty and enjoyable. So are the playful writings with alphabets and short stories. You have to savor it slowly with little dose of gibberish thinking, now and then. It is amusing that, there seems to be an impression of Lear's doodles on the works of legendary nonsense poetry writer in Bengali literature, Sukumar Ray.

[italiano in fondo]What we have here? Innocent Mirth - as the author said? Oh no...We have Fun! and Despair! and Descriptions of the Human Condition! and Lessons in Good Taste!And Val d'Aosta Cows!Fun:There was an Old Man of MoldaviaWho had the most curious behaviour; For while he was able He slept on a table,That funny Old Man of Moldavia.Despair:There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,who wished he had never been born: so he sat on a chair till he died of despairthat dolorous Man of Cape Horn.