Book of NonsenseRead Books Ltd, 8. jan. 2013 - 120 síður Edward Lear's much celebrated book of nonsense is here reproduced with all the original pictures and verse and two autobiographical letters by the author. Children and adults alike will delight in the Limerick's that here abound. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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Síða 1846
... never till now been published. The first, written nearly a quarter of a century back, just before one of his journeys in search of the picturesque, is a strict recital of date and fact; the second, composed some years later, and after ...
... never till now been published. The first, written nearly a quarter of a century back, just before one of his journeys in search of the picturesque, is a strict recital of date and fact; the second, composed some years later, and after ...
Síða 1847
... never gets tipsy at all. He has many friends, laymen and clerical, Old Foss is the name of his cat: His body is perfectly spherical, He weareth a runcible hat. When he walks in a waterproof white, The children run after him so! Calling ...
... never gets tipsy at all. He has many friends, laymen and clerical, Old Foss is the name of his cat: His body is perfectly spherical, He weareth a runcible hat. When he walks in a waterproof white, The children run after him so! Calling ...
Síða
Edward Lear. There was an Old Man of the South, Who had an immoderate mouth; But in swallowing a dish, That was quite full of fish, He was choked, that Old Man of the South. There was an Old Man of Corfu, Who never knew.
Edward Lear. There was an Old Man of the South, Who had an immoderate mouth; But in swallowing a dish, That was quite full of fish, He was choked, that Old Man of the South. There was an Old Man of Corfu, Who never knew.
Síða
Edward Lear. There was an Old Man of Corfu, Who never knew what he should do; So he rushed up and down Till the sun made him brown, That bewildered Old Man of Corfu. There was an Old Alan of Cape Horn, Who wished.
Edward Lear. There was an Old Man of Corfu, Who never knew what he should do; So he rushed up and down Till the sun made him brown, That bewildered Old Man of Corfu. There was an Old Alan of Cape Horn, Who wished.
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Edward Lear. There was an Old Alan of Cape Horn, Who wished he had never been born; So he sat on a chair, Till he died of despair, That dolorous Man of Cape Horn. FUM There was an Old Man of Vesuvius , Who.
Edward Lear. There was an Old Alan of Cape Horn, Who wished he had never been born; So he sat on a chair, Till he died of despair, That dolorous Man of Cape Horn. FUM There was an Old Man of Vesuvius , Who.
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