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A Book of Nonsense (Routledge Classics)
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Product Description
One of the world's most loved writers, Lear's verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Now A Book of Nonsense is available once again from his original publishers.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #685818 in Books
- Published on: 2002-06-20
- Format: Facsimile
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors.' - John Ruskin
From the Back Cover
From the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lears world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities. Pelicans and parrots, seals, rhinoceroses and other queer creatures cavort gaily with Dongs and Pobbles, not to mention the Quangle-Wangles! Edward Lear is one of the worlds most-loved writers, and his verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of A Book of Nonsense, from the original publishers. It is both an object to be treasured and a feast of playfulness that will delight every reader. Complete with Lears own remarkable illustrations by turns surreal, hilarious and simply nonsensical this treasure trove of nonsense is guaranteed to hold readers spellbound for generations more!
About the Author
Edward Lear (1812-1888). The youngest of twenty-one children, who made his reputation as an artist, humorist and traveller.
