Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9780340689981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Combining the best qualities of both storytelling and poetry, this rare collection has a special magic that will enchant readers. From the suspense of "The Listeners" to the sadness of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," the humor of "The Train to Glasgow" to the sheer entertainment of "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," this beautifully illustrated book will delight all tastes.
The Forsaken Merman and Other Story Poems
Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9780340689981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Combining the best qualities of both storytelling and poetry, this rare collection has a special magic that will enchant readers. From the suspense of "The Listeners" to the sadness of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," the humor of "The Train to Glasgow" to the sheer entertainment of "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," this beautifully illustrated book will delight all tastes.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9780340689981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Combining the best qualities of both storytelling and poetry, this rare collection has a special magic that will enchant readers. From the suspense of "The Listeners" to the sadness of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," the humor of "The Train to Glasgow" to the sheer entertainment of "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," this beautifully illustrated book will delight all tastes.
The Dong with a Luminous Nose and Other Poems
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Book of Nonsense
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447481445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Edward Lear's much celebrated book of nonsense is here reproduced with all the original pictures and verse and two autobiographical letters by the author. Children and adults alike will delight in the Limerick's that here abound. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447481445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Edward Lear's much celebrated book of nonsense is here reproduced with all the original pictures and verse and two autobiographical letters by the author. Children and adults alike will delight in the Limerick's that here abound. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Nonsense Poems
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486280314
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A new collection of nonsense verses, many beginning "There was an old man . . " or "There was a young lady . . ."
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486280314
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A new collection of nonsense verses, many beginning "There was an old man . . " or "There was a young lady . . ."
Laughable Lyrics
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406589252
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularised. At the age of 19 his first Illustrated work Family of Psittacidae; or, Parrots was published in 1830. His paintings were well received and he was favourably compared with Audubon. In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks which went through three editions and helped popularise the form. In 1865 The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple was published, and in 1867 his most famous piece of nonsense, The Owl and the Pussycat, which he wrote for the children of his patron Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Many other works followed. His nonsense works are distinguished by a facility of verbal invention and a poet's delight in the sounds of words, both real and imaginary.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406589252
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularised. At the age of 19 his first Illustrated work Family of Psittacidae; or, Parrots was published in 1830. His paintings were well received and he was favourably compared with Audubon. In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks which went through three editions and helped popularise the form. In 1865 The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple was published, and in 1867 his most famous piece of nonsense, The Owl and the Pussycat, which he wrote for the children of his patron Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Many other works followed. His nonsense works are distinguished by a facility of verbal invention and a poet's delight in the sounds of words, both real and imaginary.
Utter Nonsense
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Lonely Scribe
ISBN: 1905179006
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From much-quoted classics like 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat' and 'Jabberwocky' to the epic adventure 'The Hunting of the Snark', the nonsense poems of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear have a freshness and a sense of fun that still speak to children of all ages. These two masters of the absurd created characters that have entranced generation after generation: the Walrus and the Carpenter, the Dong with the Luminous Nose and the Quangle Wangle Quee are just a handful of the remarkable creatures to be found in these pages. Whether shared aloud or enjoyed on your own, these verses will continue to delight for years to come.
Publisher: Lonely Scribe
ISBN: 1905179006
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From much-quoted classics like 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat' and 'Jabberwocky' to the epic adventure 'The Hunting of the Snark', the nonsense poems of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear have a freshness and a sense of fun that still speak to children of all ages. These two masters of the absurd created characters that have entranced generation after generation: the Walrus and the Carpenter, the Dong with the Luminous Nose and the Quangle Wangle Quee are just a handful of the remarkable creatures to be found in these pages. Whether shared aloud or enjoyed on your own, these verses will continue to delight for years to come.
The Jumblies
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Top That! Publishing
ISBN: 9781782440642
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Top That! Publishing
ISBN: 9781782440642
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Mr. Lear
Author: Jenny Uglow
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466828234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
A sparkling biography of the poet and artist Edward Lear by the award-winning biographer Jenny Uglow Edward Lear, the renowned English artist, musician, author, and poet, lived a vivid, fascinating life, but confessed, “I hardly enjoy any one thing on earth while it is present.” He was a man in a hurry, “running about on railroads” from London to country estates and boarding steamships to Italy, Corfu, India, and Palestine. He is still loved for his “nonsenses,” from startling, joyous limericks to great love poems like “The Owl and the Pussy Cat” and “The Dong with a Luminous Nose,” and he is famous, too, for his brilliant natural history paintings, landscapes, and travel writing. But although Lear belongs solidly to the age of Darwin and Dickens—he gave Queen Victoria drawing lessons, and his many friends included Tennyson and the Pre-Raphaelite painters—his genius for the absurd and his dazzling wordplay make him a very modern spirit. He speaks to us today. Lear was a man of great simplicity and charm—children adored him—yet his humor masked epilepsy, depression, and loneliness. Jenny Uglow’s beautifully illustrated biography, full of the color of the age, brings us his swooping moods, passionate friendships, and restless travels. Above all, Mr. Lear shows how this uniquely gifted man lived all his life on the boundaries of rules and structures, disciplines and desires—an exile of the heart.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466828234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
A sparkling biography of the poet and artist Edward Lear by the award-winning biographer Jenny Uglow Edward Lear, the renowned English artist, musician, author, and poet, lived a vivid, fascinating life, but confessed, “I hardly enjoy any one thing on earth while it is present.” He was a man in a hurry, “running about on railroads” from London to country estates and boarding steamships to Italy, Corfu, India, and Palestine. He is still loved for his “nonsenses,” from startling, joyous limericks to great love poems like “The Owl and the Pussy Cat” and “The Dong with a Luminous Nose,” and he is famous, too, for his brilliant natural history paintings, landscapes, and travel writing. But although Lear belongs solidly to the age of Darwin and Dickens—he gave Queen Victoria drawing lessons, and his many friends included Tennyson and the Pre-Raphaelite painters—his genius for the absurd and his dazzling wordplay make him a very modern spirit. He speaks to us today. Lear was a man of great simplicity and charm—children adored him—yet his humor masked epilepsy, depression, and loneliness. Jenny Uglow’s beautifully illustrated biography, full of the color of the age, brings us his swooping moods, passionate friendships, and restless travels. Above all, Mr. Lear shows how this uniquely gifted man lived all his life on the boundaries of rules and structures, disciplines and desires—an exile of the heart.
The Owl and the Pussycat
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1553378288
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Edward Lear's beloved poem has charmed readers since it was first published in 1871. 4+ yrs.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1553378288
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Edward Lear's beloved poem has charmed readers since it was first published in 1871. 4+ yrs.
His Shoes Were Far Too Tight
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452126690
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Renowned author Daniel Pinkwater and best-selling poet and artist Calef Brown team up to champion the ridiculous! These endlessly fascinating and imaginative poems are as fresh and delightful today as they were when Edward Lear wrote them more than a hundred years ago—from "The Owl and the Pussycat" to "The Pobble Who Has No Toes." This charming book proves that, sometimes, there's nothing children need more than a healthy dose of nonsense!
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452126690
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Renowned author Daniel Pinkwater and best-selling poet and artist Calef Brown team up to champion the ridiculous! These endlessly fascinating and imaginative poems are as fresh and delightful today as they were when Edward Lear wrote them more than a hundred years ago—from "The Owl and the Pussycat" to "The Pobble Who Has No Toes." This charming book proves that, sometimes, there's nothing children need more than a healthy dose of nonsense!