Poetry Books by Edward Lear

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book A Bit of Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers LTD - ROW
Published Date: 2005-09-12
Categories: Humor
There was a young man named Lear Who really was without peer He scribbled some lines Which amuse every time And you'll find a selection in here. A Bit of Nonsense to transport you back to those fanciful days of childhood, this collection of classic limericks and stories from Edward Lear will not fail to delight.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Edward Lear's Nonsense Limericks - Book 6 Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Published Date: 2020-03-15
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This is Edward Lear's Nonsense Limericks - Book 6 of 8. The limerick was popularized by Edward Lear, a nineteenth century poet and artist. Mostly considered nonsense literature, these Edward Lear's Limericks include absurd hand drawn illustrations that Lear drew himself. This collection will expand your vocabulary and delight your soul. Ideal for kids 8 years and up.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Edward Lear's A was Once an Apple Pie Authors: Suse MacDonald, Edward Lear
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
Published Date: 2005
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
A collection of twenty-six nonsense rhymes, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Book of Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published Date: 2013-01-08
Categories: Fiction
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.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book A Book of Bosh Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Puffin
Published Date: 1975
Categories: English wit and humor
In putting together these Learical Lyrics and Puffles of Prose, Brian Alderson has tried to show something of the range of bosh (stuff and nonsense) that Edward Lear actually produced.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Edward Lear's Nonsense Limericks - Book 1 Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Published Date: 2020-03-14
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The limerick was popularized by Edward Lear, a nineteenth century poet and artist. Mostly considered nonsense literature, these Edward Lear's Limericks include absurd hand drawn illustrations that Lear drew himself. This collection will expand your vocabulary and delight your soul. Ideal for kids 8 years and up.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Complete Nonsense Book of Edward Lear Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Book Sales
Published Date: 1994
Categories: Poetry
An in-depth volume celebrates a popular and witty children's author, providing a complete collection of his endearing limericks, wacky verses, and nonsense alphabets, and accompanying many with black-and-white illustrations.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Nonsense and Wonder Authors: Thomas Byrom, Edward Lear
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Published Date: 1977
Categories: Artists
A study of the limericks and cartoons of the celebrated English nonsense poet and painter establishes him as an artist of great originality and modern sensibility.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book An Edward Lear Alphabet Authors: Edward Lear, Vladimir Radunsky
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published Date: 1999
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Pictures and nonsense verses introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher:
Published Date: 2013
Categories: Humor
Brings together the author's whimsical bird illustrations and the nonsense stories and verse that accompanied them.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Lane, Allen
Published Date: 2001
Categories: Humor
This volume, which contains material previously unpublished, presents all Lear's verse together with his other nonsense writing, including his stories, letters to children and several of his illustrated alphabets. For all the apparent simplicity of his work, Lear was a complex character, as Vivien Noake's illuminating introduction and extensive annotation make clear.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book A Book of Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Routledge
Published Date: 2003-09-02
Categories: Literary Collections
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!

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Daffy Down Dillies Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published Date: 1992
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
A collection of limericks comically illustrated.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published Date: 2016-03-03
Categories: Fiction
'You elegant fowl!' Exuberant and ingenious, Lear's best-loved poems tell of jumblies, quangle wangles and luminous noses. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Edward Lear Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published Date: 2001
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
An illustrated collection of rhyming poems by Edward Lear.

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Random House
Published Date: 2012
Categories: Nonsense literature, English
Welcome to the world of Edward Lear! Wonderfully reissued in 2012 to celebrate the bi-centenary of Edward Lear, this exquisitely-illustrated hardback is a classic in the making. John Vernon's Lord's stunning illustrations completely captures the spirit and satirical wit of Lear's work, conveying a lifelong enthusiasm for Lear's nonsense. 'Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils', wrote Edward Lear (1812-88)

Edward Lear Books, Edward Lear poetry book Complete Nonsense Authors: Edward Lear
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published Date: 1994
Categories: Fiction
This edition of Lear's work contains all the verse and stories of "The Book of Nonsense", "More Nonsense", "Nonsense Songs", "Nonsense Stories and Nonsense Alphabets" and "Nonsense Cookery".



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