Nonsense Poems by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man in a tree,Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, Does it buzz? He replied, Yes, it does!
It's a regular brute of a Bee.
Generations of children and adults have delighted in the whimsical poems of Edward Lear (1812-88). And, despite his achievements as a noted English landscape painter and illustrator of animal life, Lear today is best known for his delightful volumes of nonsense verse. This work spanned several decades -- from the first charming lines he wrote in the 1830s for the children of the Earl of Derby to his last collection of poems, published in 1877.
This volume contains a rich sampling of Lear's inspired nonsense, including more than 90 delightful limericks as well as a choice selection of longer poems along with the amusing illustrations he drew for each. Among these are such classics as The Owl and the Pussy-cat, and The Jumblies as well as a number of lesser-known but equally charming selections: Calico Pie, The Duck and the Kangaroo, Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly, The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly, The Broom, the Shovel, The Poker, and the Tongs, Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Spider and The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bó.
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a British actor who lived from 1812 to 1888. He built a name for himself as an artist, humorist, and traveler as the youngest of twenty-one children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486280318 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486280314 |
| Title | Nonsense Poems |
| Author | Edward Lear |
| Series | Children's Thrift Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2000-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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