- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141010290
- ISBN-13: 978-0141010298
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,003,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Based on the first new edition of Edward Lear's verse to have appeared since 1947, The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse includes such classics as The Owl and the Pussycat, The Jumblies, The Dong with a Luminous Nose, hundreds of limericks and a vast selection of other verse. Lear's magical illustrations are reproduced throughout, as are severeal poems that have never previously been published.
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Edward Lear (1812-88) originally earned his living as a commercial artist. A skilled landscape painter and ornothological illustrator, he was art master to Queen Victoria for a time. His nonsense writing began as a sideline to amuse himself and his friend's children but soon made him a household name. Vivien Noakes is the leading authority on Lear; editor of his Selected Letters (1988) and the definitive biography, she also curated the Lear exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1985.
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In dreary silence down the bustling road The Lears - with all their goods and chattels rode; Ten carts of moveables went on before, And in the rear came half-a-dozen more; A Hackney-coach the Lears themselves enshrouds To guard them from the gaze of vulgar crowds. Read the first page
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In dreary silence down the bustling road The Lears - with all their goods and chattels rode; Ten carts of moveables went on before, And in the rear came half-a-dozen more; A Hackney-coach the Lears themselves enshrouds To guard them from the gaze of vulgar crowds. Read the first page
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is the product of a life studying Edward Lear and his works. Vivien Noakes is the undisputed expert in her field and much previously unpublished material is here. She always approaches her subject in a scholarly way, but her style is by no means dry and dusty. Lear is full of fun and Vivien Noakes's joy at Lear's sense of humour shines through on every page. Lears work is set out chronologically and this allows one to see the development of his style. She has also devoted a section to notes on the work and this enhances one's enjoyment of Lear.
Vivien Noakes has edited what must be the most exciting book for Learophiles since Holbrook Jackson's collection in the late 1940s. This will surely become the standard collection of Lear's Verse and Nonsense and Vivien Noakes deserves fulsome praise for her achievement in editing such a wonderful book. Although most people know 'The Owl and The Pussy-Cat', Lear deserves to be far better known than he is for everything else he did.
Unfortunately this book is too big to be stuffed into a Christmas Stocking, but should be given to anyone, adult or child, with a sense of fun. Even a child who cannot read will take delight in Lears quirky illustrations, jolly caricatures of spherical chaps with spindly legs and wonderful pointy shoes, strange creatures such as the Scroobious Pip, and people that resemble birds or beetles. If this book were upon every bookshelf along with Shakespeare the world would be a far happier place.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a very attractively produced book. Having known the book from my childhood I wanted to buy a copy for one of our granddaughters. This was just what I wanted.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If not for English coursework at school, I never would have learnt about Lear but now, I love his limericks as they are just bizzare. There are other poems in this book too and it's great to leave by your bedside and chuckle over before falling asleep.
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Kindle edition
It's great to have the complete works with the search facility and the illustrations. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that the formatting seems to be wrong. Read more
Published 5 months ago by YAOWO
Good, but..............
I bought it based upon the few examples of Lears writings. I was a little disappointed with the overall work but then it was very similar throughout. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by Critical Eye
Lear at his completest
An excellent and comprehenisive collection of Lear's verse and nonsense. Great fun to read. Illustrated throughout in Lear's own individual style this book has been well edited by... Read more
Published on 28 April 2005 by John David Charles Hilton
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