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The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

By Edward Lear
Series: Faber Children's Classics
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The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear is a whimsical collection that celebrates the playful and imaginative spirit of Victorian nonsense poetry. Packed with limericks and short poems, the book delights with humorous tales and peculiar characters, showcasing Lear's ability to charm and entertain both children and adults with his clever wordplay and fantastical illustrations.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you're enamoured with whimsical poetry and delightful limericks that tickle the imagination. Its playful verses and fantastical illustrations are perfect for children and those young at heart who appreciate a good dose of humour and eccentricity.

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The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

A new edition of a classic collection of all Edward Lear's nonsense verse.

A new edition of a classic collection of all Edward Lear's nonsense verse.

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Edward Lear was the greatest nonsensicalist of all time. He was the inventor of the limerick and created the Jumblies and The Owl and the Pussycat. This complete edition of Lear's nonsense verse - including the limericks, longer verses, alphabets and his own illustrations - is lovingly restored and beautifully presented, for adults and children to enjoy together.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571314805

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 352

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Edward Lear Series: Faber Children's Classics

About the Author

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense works, which use real and invented English words.

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