Edward Lear 
A Book of Nonsense 

From the benighted Old Man with a Beard to the erudite Perpendicular Purple Polly, Edward Lear »s world is inhabited by a bewildering variety of oddities. One of the world »s most loved writers, Lear »s verse has delighted whole generations of readers. Here, after 140 years, is the original edition of
A Book of Nonsense, from the original publishers. Complete with Lear »s own remarkable illustrations, this treasure trove of nonsense is guaranteed to hold readers spellbound for generations more!