A Book of Nonsense

By: Edward Lear

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Paperback | 20 June 2002 | Edition Number 2

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240 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Age
8 - 12

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8

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From the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lear's world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities.

One of the world's most loved writers, Lear's verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of A Book of Nonsense, from the original publishers. Complete with Lear's own remarkable illustrations, this treasure trove of nonsense is guaranteed to hold readers spellbound for generations more

Industry Reviews

'I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors.' - John Ruskin

'A magic song-writer, with something like a reverence for the absurd.' - Times Literary Supplement

'I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors.' - John Ruskin

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