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Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense

Collected Poems
By Lewis Carroll
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
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Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense by Lewis Carroll is a collection that delves into the whimsical and imaginative world of Carroll's writings. It features the enchanting and playful poem "Jabberwocky," alongside other poems and prose that showcase his brilliant use of nonsensical language and inventive storytelling. This book celebrates the joy of language and the artistry of Carroll's unique literary style.
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This collection may captivate those who delight in playful language, whimsical poems, and fantastical tales. Enthusiasts of creative wordplay and readers enchanted by the imaginative style of Lewis Carroll will find much to enjoy in these nonsensical yet thought-provoking pieces.

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Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense

Collects together the range of the author's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. This title also includes: "The Walrus and the Carpenter", "The Mock Turtle's Song", "Father William" and more.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe . . . ' wrote Lewis Carroll in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, 'Jabberwocky'. This new edition collects together the marvellous range of Carroll's poetry, including . . .

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The collected poems of Lewis Carroll, newly edited by Gillian Beer and published in a beautiful clothbound edition.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe...' wrote Lewis Carroll in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, Jabberwocky. This new edition collects together the marvellous range of Carroll's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more.

Alongside the title piece are such enduringly wonderful pieces as 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', 'The Mock Turtle's Song', 'Father William' and many more.

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

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The reviews commend Gillian Beer's edition of Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense, highlighting it as a delightful and elegant volume. It offers a pleasurable blend of Carroll's well-known whimsical and nonsensical poetry alongside more profound pieces. The introduction by Gillian Beer is praised for its generosity and insight, making the book appealing to both long-time enthusiasts and new, younger readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141195940

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 September 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 41.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 583g

Pages: 464

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Arts & Culture Featured Lewis Carroll Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

About the Author

Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1855, and where he spent the rest of his life. In 1861 he took deacon's orders, but shyness and a stammer prevented him from seeking the priesthood. His most famous works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872), were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of his college. Charles Dodgson died of bronchitis in 1898. Gillian Beer is King Edward VII Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Cambridge and past President of Clare Hall College. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. Among her works are Darwin's Plots (1983; third edition, 2009), George Eliot (1986), Arguing with the Past- Essays in Narrative from Woolf to Sidney (1989), Open Fields- Science in Cultural Encounter (1996) and Virginia Woolf- The Common Ground (1996).

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