A Book of NonsenseRoutledge, 2. sep. 2003 - 240 síður From the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lear's world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities. One of the world's most loved writers, Lear's verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of A Book of Nonsense, from the original publishers. Complete with Lear's own remarkable illustrations, this treasure trove of nonsense is guaranteed to hold readers spellbound for generations more! |
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... man of high culture , and a most kind and courteous gentleman . He came to us bringing a original chromo - lithographic copy of his " Book of Nonsense " -published some years before by McLean of the Haymarket . His desire was to publish ...
... man of high culture , and a most kind and courteous gentleman . He came to us bringing a original chromo - lithographic copy of his " Book of Nonsense " -published some years before by McLean of the Haymarket . His desire was to publish ...
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Edward Lear. vi PUBLISHER'S NOTE When a young man he studied very much at the Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park ... old for all time . Percy Muir , in his Victorian Illustrated Books ( Batsford , 1971 ) , offers some amendments to ...
Edward Lear. vi PUBLISHER'S NOTE When a young man he studied very much at the Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park ... old for all time . Percy Muir , in his Victorian Illustrated Books ( Batsford , 1971 ) , offers some amendments to ...
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Edward Lear. 00 いいい There was an Old Man with a beard , Two Owls and a Hen , Have all built their who said , " It is just as I feared ! — four Larks and a Wren , nests in my beard ! " 1 Chapter.
Edward Lear. 00 いいい There was an Old Man with a beard , Two Owls and a Hen , Have all built their who said , " It is just as I feared ! — four Larks and a Wren , nests in my beard ! " 1 Chapter.
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Edward Lear. There was a Young Lady of Ryde , whose shoe - strings were seldom untied ; She purchased some clogs , and some small spotty dogs , There was an Old Man with a nose , who. And frequently walked about Ryde . 2.
Edward Lear. There was a Young Lady of Ryde , whose shoe - strings were seldom untied ; She purchased some clogs , and some small spotty dogs , There was an Old Man with a nose , who. And frequently walked about Ryde . 2.
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Edward Lear. There was an Old Man with a nose , who said , " If you choose to suppose , That my nose is too long , you are certainly wrong ! " That remarkable Man with a nose . There was an Old Man on a hill , who. 8.
Edward Lear. There was an Old Man with a nose , who said , " If you choose to suppose , That my nose is too long , you are certainly wrong ! " That remarkable Man with a nose . There was an Old Man on a hill , who. 8.
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