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Edward Lear

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1) A book of nonsense

Author

Series

Studio book
Nonsense Books

Language

English

Formats

Description

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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.

2) The owl and the pussy-cat

Author

Lexile measure

AD 420L

Language

English

Description

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After a courtship voyage of a year and a day on the pea-green S.S. Dorabella, Owl and Pussycat buy a ring from Piggy on a tropical island and are blissfully married.

3) The owl and the pussycat

Author

Language

English

Description

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After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

4) Nonsense songs

Author

Pub. Date

1930

Physical Desc

121 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff. Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. So wrote Edward Lear upon the first publication of these Nonsense Songs in 1871, and few poets indeed have captured the imagination of children as he has. His playful use of language, his celebration of the absurd, his love of pure nonsense have secured his place on the shelves of childhood libraries...

5) The complete nonsense of Edward Lear

Author

Pub. Date

1951

Physical Desc

288 pages : illustrations ; 21cm

Language

English

Description

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Every line of every nonsense book written by the celebrated humorist, illustrated by more than 500 of his quirky drawings. Poems range from "The Owl and the Pussycat" to lesser-known delights, including "The Jumblies," "The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs," and "The History of the Seven Young Owls," plus more than 200 limericks.

6) The courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo & the new vestments

Author

Series

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

7) An Edward Lear alphabet

Author

Language

English

8) Poetry for young people

Author

Series

Poetry for young people

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Appears on list

National Poetry Month

Description

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Provides examples of Lear's best poems, combined with original art.

9) The scroobious pip

Author

Pub. Date

1968

Physical Desc

iii pages, 20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Language

English

10) The quangle wangle's hat

Author

Pub. Date

1970

Physical Desc

30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

11) The owl & the pussy-cat & other nonsense

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1979

Physical Desc

42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Language

English

12) Two laughable lyrics: the Pobble who has no toes, the quangle wangle's hat

Author

Pub. Date

1966

Physical Desc

20 unnumbered pages, 22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations 24 cm

Language

English

13) Edward Lear's Nonsense omnibus: with all the original pictures, verses, and stories of his Book of nonsense, More nonsense, Nonsense songs, Nonsense stories, and alphabets

Author

Pub. Date

1956

Physical Desc

480 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Language

English

14) How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!: Edward Lear's selected works

Author

Pub. Date

1982

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

15) Edward Lear's nonsense ABCs

Author

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

120 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 9 cm x 8 cm

Language

English

16) The jumblies

Author

Pub. Date

1968

Physical Desc

40 pages : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm

Language

English

17) Teapots and quails: and other new nonsenses

Author

Pub. Date

1953

Edition

[1st ed.]

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

18) The dong with a luminous nose

Author

Pub. Date

1969

Physical Desc

46 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm

Language

English

19) The Pobble who has no toes: and other nonsense

Author

Pub. Date

1969

Physical Desc

31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

20) Edward Lear, king of nonsense: a biography

Author

Pub. Date

1990

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

1140L

Physical Desc

74 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English