Edward Lear

Edward Lear was the greatest nonsensicalist of all time. He was the inventor of the limerick and created the Jumblies and The Owl and the Pussycat. This complete edition of Lear's nonsense verse - including the limericks, longer verses, alphabets and his own illustrations - is lovingly restored and beautifully presented, for adults and children to enjoy together.

`Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils’ – Edward Lear Known as the father of the nonsense poem, Edward Lear paved the way for the likes of Lewis Carol’s Alice and Wonderland, Dr Zeus and Roger McGough and is much to thank for the form’s popularity. Gently mocking the ridiculousness of human behaviour and Victorian convention, Lear’s deliciously silly verse has delighted children and adults for generations. This complete collection features some of the nation’s favorite classics, including The Owl and the Pussy Cat, The Quangle-Wangle’s Hat and The Jumblies. Perfectly complimented by Lear’s own illustrations, this is the perfect gift edition for children aged 5 and up. Look out for other classic poetry anthologies such as A. A. Milne's When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six.

Canine/Feline Classics is a unique, two-in-one volume, with half stories for dog-lovers, and half for cat-fanciers. Featured are "The Emissary" by Ray Bradbury, "Ancient Sorceries" by Algernon Blackwood, "The Beast from the Abyss" by Robert E. Howard, and 17 more great stories and poems, including two from the volume's co-editor, John Lehman.

Quirkily illustrated to match the humour in the poems, this new edition of Lear's most famous nonsense poem is supplemented with two new poems - a prequel and a sequel - exploring what might have led up to, and resulted from, the famous voyage in the pea green boat. The Owl and the Pussycat has a unique and celebrated status in nonsense literature, with strength of story, simplicity of imagery, and perfection of rhythms. Matt Black, poet, and Pip Hall, illustrator, have been inspired by this poem to create an edition which includes the imagined Prequel and Sequel to Lear's poem, with delightful contemporary illustrations. The Prequel and Sequel explore why they went to sea in the first place, and what took place after we left them, married, hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, dancing by the light of the moon...

Edward Lear var Englands morsomste mann på 1800-tallet, og han er fortsatt like sprø. Endelig har Torstein Bugge Høverstad gjendiktet tøyseversene hans. Alder: 12+