Edward Lear

Nonsense

  • Nonsense

  • '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.

The Owl and the Pussy-cat
The Owl and the Pussy-cat
  • Edward Lear
  • Charlotte Voake
The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
  • Edward Lear
  • John Vernon Lord
The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse
The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse
Edward Lear
Little Black Classics

Penguin Little Black Classics

128 Books

Lear was an artist, illustrator, author and poet. 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat' is Lear's most popular work and has been loved by readers of all ages for generations.

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