Project Gutenberg 2004-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 174 Lear, Edward 1812 1888 Derry Down Derry Nonsense Songs Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Dave Newman, Ben Courtney, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear" is a delightful collection of whimsical poetry and stories written in the Victorian era. The book captures the essence of playful nonsense and childlike imagination, showcasing Lear's talent for creating characters and scenarios that are both absurd and entertaining. It features a variety of poems and tales that transport readers into a fantastical world filled with charming and peculiar characters. The collection includes famous pieces such as "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," where the two embark on a whimsical adventure at sea, and "The Jumblies," who sail in a sieve, boasting a carefree abandonment of logic. Throughout the book, Lear introduces a cast of quirky characters, including talking animals and anthropomorphized objects, each involved in humorous and nonsensical situations. The stories are often accompanied by playful rhymes and vivid imagery that engage young readers and encourage their imagination, making it a timeless treasure in children's literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry Children's poetry, English English wit and humor Nonsense verses, English Humorous poetry, English PR PZ Text Humor Children's Picture Books Children's Verse Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Poetry 168044 167000 2024-10-06T09:10:53.392986 2023-10-06T10:06:51.619380 text/html text/html 169971 2020-12-18T08:56:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 641982 2020-12-18T08:56:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685050 2024-10-06T09:11:04.098927 application/epub+zip 682814 2024-10-06T09:10:57.538977 application/epub+zip 109952 2024-10-06T09:10:54.674976 application/epub+zip 2320101 2024-10-06T09:11:07.795912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215703 2024-10-06T09:11:01.626938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184216 2022-09-07T03:28:42.750660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95916 95841 2024-10-06T09:10:51.727969 2023-10-06T10:06:50.448363 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 95666 2020-12-18T08:56:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32608 2020-12-18T08:56:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21409 2024-10-06T09:11:07.943889 application/rdf+xml 11838 2024-10-06T09:10:55.254951 image/jpeg 3190 2024-10-06T09:10:54.963955 image/jpeg 689299 2024-10-06T09:10:53.709987 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia