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The Book of Nonsense

By Edward Lear

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Enter a world of wacky characters and bizarre situations, where anything is possible and laughter is the only rule.

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1997-07-01
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Summary

"The Book of Nonsense" by Edward Lear is a delightful assortment of silly poems created in the 1800s, celebrated for its fun wordplay and oddball characters that highlight the power of imagination and laughter in Victorian times. The likely topic includes various comical and funny experiences faced by peculiar fictional characters. The book contains a series of limericks, with each showcasing unique people stuck in ridiculous circumstances. Readers are introduced to memorable characters, like a bearded old man troubled by nesting birds, a young woman with a notably large nose, or an old person who makes actions that make one laugh. The way the story is told is happy and playful, focusing on being weird in a way that makes people of any age find the reading enjoyable. The writing explores funny human traits creating silly scenerios. Each poem is designed to cause laughter through smart rhymes and bigger-than-life situations, showing the magical feeling of nonsense stories.

About the Author

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.

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