| The Book of Nonsense Contributor(s): Lear, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433088614 ISBN-13: 9781433088612 Publisher: IBP USA OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 78 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks that went through three editions and helped popularize the form and the genre of literary nonsense. In 1871 he published Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets, which included his most famous nonsense song, The Owl and the Pussycat, which he wrote for the children of his patron Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Many other works followed. |