The Book Of Nonsense (World Cultural Heritage Library)

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.

• | Author: Edward Lear
• | Publisher: IBP USA
• | Publication Date: Jan 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 76 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Literary Collections
• | ISBN-10: 1433088614
• | ISBN-13: 9781433088612