The Limerick. 1700 examples, with notes, variants and index
Author: Gershon Legman
Publisher:
Published: 1953
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13:
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The Limerick
Author: Bob Turvey
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2024-09-23
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1476695598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than 200 years, the limerick has been loved for its mordant wit, breathtaking rhymes, swinging rhythm, groaning puns, and ability to paint outrageous mental pictures. This book analyzes the limerick's origin and evolution as the best-known humorous verse form in the English-speaking world. It also examines previous attempts to capture the history of the limerick, including those that used guesswork, presented flawed conclusions and even contradicted each other. Findings are laid out logically and chronologically, so readers can easily follow the thread of every claim.
A Book of Limericks
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Published: 1888
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Book of Limericks by Edward Lear, first published in 1888, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
The Lure of the Limerick
Author: William S. Baring-Gould
Publisher: Crown Pub
Published: 1979-12-01
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780517538562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFive hundred American and British limericks are interspersed with anecdotes and historical comment
The Mammoth Book of Limericks
Author: Glyn Rees
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 2008-10-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780762433957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the best-ever collection of those catchy Irish rhymes – from squeaky-clean to the moderately filthy. With over 2,000 silly, political, modern, classic, and more to choose from, there is bound to be a limerick to get you giggling. This giant collection includes Irish classics called out in corner pubs for decades as well as many new verses specifically created to be read here. Creators include Spike Milligan, Mark Twain, Michael Palin, Lewis Carroll, Isaac Asimov, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, W.H. Auden, and many, many more.
A Confederacy of Dumptys
Author: John Lithgow
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2021-10-05
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1797209515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe next book in John Lithgow's New York Times bestselling series Following the success of New York Times bestsellers Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series. A Confederacy of Dumptys takes us through a history of twenty-five "American Scoundrels" in this all-new collection of Lithgow's satirical poems and illustrations. While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, the perpetrator of 19th century women's pyramid schemes, and participants in both the Watergate scandal and the Capitol insurrection. Trump and Nixon show up, of course, but also Leona Helmsley, Boss Tweed, Typhoid Mary, Newt Gingrich, Ted Cruz, and many more. Skipping through time, and delivered with classic Lithgow wit and style, A Confederacy of Dumptys is an exuberant reminder of how not to repeat history. Digital audio edition read by the author. The perfect book for: • Political satire fans—viewers of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. • American history buffs and trivia enthusiasts—readers of Jon's Stewart's America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction and Josh Clark's Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things. • Poetry, art, and illustration aficionados.
There Once Was a Limerick Anthology
Author: Michael Croland
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 2022-08-17
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 0486851257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHumor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating collection of more than 350 limericks featuring limerick legends plus renowned political figures, poets, and writers.
Something Sure Smells Around Here
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1467777722
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat do you get when you combine a poem and a joke? A limerick! These five-line rhyming poems are funny, silly, and sly. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how limericks work—and shows how these little poems can trigger big laughs. Something Sure Smells Around Here is packed with hilarious poems to make you chuckle and chortle. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own limericks!
The Mammoth Book of Filthy Limericks
Author: Glyn Rees
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781845296827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ultimate collection of X-rated and decidedly politically incorrect limericks! This bumper new volume contains over 2,000 dirty verses, from the moderately blue to the absolutely filthy - all illustrated throughout by Gray Jolliffe, creator of the bestselling Wicked Willie cartoon character. Here are verses so rude that even a blonde would blush, on subjects ranging from the bedroom to the bathroom and beyond. You'll find plenty of up-to-date limericks relevant to contemporary life as well as lewd old favourites on every imaginable topic, all of them guaranteed to make you laugh. Includes many newly devised limericks. On the breast of a barmaid named Gail Was written the price of the ale And on her behind, For the sake of the blind Was the same information in Braille.
Limerick Comics
Author: Robert Hoyman
Publisher:
Published: 2019-03-02
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781732818606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLimerick Comics offers lighthearted original limericks on a wide range of history and science topics, each with an informational panel of surprising facts, all presented in entertaining comics.
