A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear
'There was an old person of Ischia, whose conduct grew friskier and friskier; He danced hornpipes and jigs, and ate thousands of figs, That lively old person of Ischia.' Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense, originally published in 1845, is an exuberant collection of nonsense limericks, illustrated throughout with Lear's usual sharp eye for the fantastic, the bizarre and the grotesque. This glorious gallery of Victorian eccentrics is now reproduced in a beautiful, full-colour edition that reveals Lear's imagination at its most fertile.
Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) was a writer and illustrator best known for his nonsense verse, most famously 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. Editions of his Nonsense Songs and Stories and Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets are also available from the British Library.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712357319 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712357319 |
| Title | A Book of Nonsense |
| Author | Edward Lear |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | British Library Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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