Edward Lear

A selection of nonsense verses, each beginning with the phrase "There was an old. . ." or "There was a young. . .," with photographic illustrations.

Come inside this book and meet the Pobble with his chilly feet, the Owl and the Pussycat, a Sieve to sail away and back, a hive of silvery bees. Come inside this book and find poetry to feed your mind.

Excerpt: "They went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their friends could say, On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, In a Sieve they went to sea! And when the Sieve turned round and round, And every one cried, "You'll all be drowned!" They cried aloud, "Our Sieve ain't big, But we don't care a button, we don't care a fig! In a Sieve we'll go to sea!" Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies...

English artist, illustrator, and poet Edward Lear is well-known for his the volumes of limericks and nonsense poems that he published beginning with his first "A Book of Nonsense" in 1846. These clever and memorable limericks and poems were instantly popular when they first appeared and Lear followed his first volume with several more works of nonsense poetry over the course of his career. These "nonsense" works turn ordinary language and literary...

A fine selection of hand-picked classics from the master of nonsense, enthusiastically narrated by Colin Jones. This collection contains some of Mr. Lear's finest works: How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear The Jumblies The Owl and the Pussy-Cat The Pobble Who Has No Toes The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos The Dong With a Luminous Nose The Duck and the Kangaroo The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly The New Vestments The Quanglewangle's...

A collection of over 100 limericks with the author's original illustrations.

A collection of twenty-six nonsense rhymes, one for each letter of the alphabet.