Edward Lear
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Excerpt: "They went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea: In spite of all their friends could say, On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, In a Sieve they went to sea! And when the Sieve turned round and round, And every one cried, "You'll all be drowned!" They cried aloud, "Our Sieve ain't big, But we don't care a button, we don't care a fig! In a Sieve we'll go to sea!" Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies...
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Over 90 delightful limericks and 12 longer poems, including such classics as "The Owl and the Pussy-cat," "The Jumblies," "Calico Pie," "The Duck and the Kangaroo," "Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly," "Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Spider" and more, all accompanied by Lear's amusing illustrations.
5) Parrots
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Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Parrots, The greater part of them species hitherto unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic plates, drawn from life, and on stone.
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English artist, illustrator, and poet Edward Lear is well-known for his the volumes of limericks and nonsense poems that he published beginning with his first "A Book of Nonsense" in 1846. These clever and memorable limericks and poems were instantly popular when they first appeared and Lear followed his first volume with several more works of nonsense poetry over the course of his career. These "nonsense" works turn ordinary language and literary...
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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.
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Edward Lear's classic poem about a table and chair's adventurous walk around town. Children love the natural music of poetry, and they're eager to learn and remember the words. Like music, poetry's rhymes and rhythms capture children's attention and inspire their imaginations. This collection brings the classic works of famed poets such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Edward Lear to the children of today. Additional features to aid comprehension include...
11) Nonsense Songs
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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...
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A fine selection of hand-picked classics from the master of nonsense, enthusiastically narrated by Colin Jones.
This collection contains some of Mr. Lear's finest works:
How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear
The Jumblies
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
The Pobble Who Has No Toes
The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs
Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos
The Dong With a Luminous Nose
The Duck and the Kangaroo
The Daddy Long-legs and the Fly
The New Vestments
The Quanglewangle's...
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Nearly 150 years since his poetry was first published, Lear's nonsense rhymes are still popular today. In this lively and colorful audiobook recording, Derek Jacobi reads Lear's most famous poems and most fantastic creations, including The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly, The Jumblies, The Dong with the Luminous Nose and a collection of assorted limericks. Lear's poems gave the clear message that it's interesting, funny and...
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"Owl sets out to woo Pussycat in a boat laden with fruit from their Caribbean island and with a guitar at his side, ready for serenading. As they sail off across the sea, another story unfolds in the water beneath the boat. One by one, exotic sea creatures swim into the picture and small yellow fish seems to be looking for someone." --publisher's website
18) Seven Ages
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'One of the best anthologies of the year. An arresting, deeply moving collection of the best of British poetry read by a star-studded cast.' The Independent This exceptional anthology, based on Lord Owen's published anthology Seven Ages - Poetry for a Lifetime, features many of Britain's leading actors who have all given their services for charity. Shakespeare's 'seven ages' speech (read by Sir Ian McKellen) punctuates the programme which contains...