Nonsense Books

Nonsense Books

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2023-07-10

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13:

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Edward Lear began his career as an ornithological illustrator, becoming one of the first major artists to draw birds from living models. During this period he was employed to paint the birds from the private menagerie owned by Edward Stanley, the 13th Earl of Derby and one of Lear’s closest friends. In 1837, Lear’s health started to decline. His deteriorating eyesight and failing lungs forced him to abandon the detailed painting required for depicting birds, and, with the help of the earl, he moved to Rome where he established himself as a poet of literary nonsense. While Lear was visiting the Earl of Derby, he wrote poems and drew silly sketches to entertain the earl’s children. In 1846, he collected together his pile of limericks and illustrations and published his first poetical book, titled A Book of Nonsense and dedicated to the Earl of Derby and his children. He decided to publish under the pseudonym Derry down Derry, but after he started making plans for more books, he republished under his real name. His next book, Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets wasn’t published until 24 years later, in 1870. Lear then released More Nonsense, which contains more limericks, in 1872, and Laughable Lyrics in 1877. This final book in the series contains many of Lear’s most famous fantastical creatures, such as the Quangle Wangle. The influence of Lear’s poetry in the twentieth-century can be seen in styles like the surrealism movement and the theater of the absurd.


A Book of Nonsense

A Book of Nonsense

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher:

Published: 1862

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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


The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1553378288

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Edward Lear's beloved poem has charmed readers since it was first published in 1871. 4+ yrs.


Book of Nonsense

Book of Nonsense

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1447481445

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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.


The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse

The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-09-07

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 0141921390

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'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the wonderfully varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. He created an extraordinary world filled with bizarre creatures - from the Dong with a luminous nose to the Pobble who has no toes - who misbehave with joyful abandon. Here can be found such exuberant and timeless verse as 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat', 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat' and numerous comic limericks, along with stories, letters, alphabets and recipes, all accompanied throughout with his fantastical line drawings. Gently pointing out human follies and the absurdities of the conventional Victorian society in which he lived, Lear's nonsense has enchanted children and adults alike for generations.


Complete Nonsense

Complete Nonsense

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781853261442

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This edition of Lear's work contains all the verse and stories of "The Book of Nonsense", "More Nonsense", "Nonsense Songs", "Nonsense Stories and Nonsense Alphabets" and "Nonsense Cookery".


Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds

Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851242610

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Edward Lear loved birds. Of all the animals that sprang from his quirky imagination, birds held a special place, serving as the animal of choice for his zoomorphosis in self-portraiture. Not only did he draw more birds than any other animal, but he endowed them with particularly human characteristics. This book brings together a collection of Lear's nonsense birds, such as 'The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich, who wore Boots to keep his feet quite dry', as well as the twenty birds he hand-coloured such as 'The Runcible Bird' and 'The Stripy Bird'. Each of these is endowed with unique character while collectively they form a gloriously humorous flock. Beautifully presented, this is a perfect gift for children of all ages as well as for lovers of birds.