Best Nonsense Verses

by Josephine Daskam Bacon

21 chapters1h 6mEnglish1902

About this book

From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense upside-down. May they inspire the child inside of you to find your way through the most challenging situations with a new set of eyes! Josephine Dodge Daskam, aka Josephine Daskam Bacon, selected these nonsense verses with the permission of their authors Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, W.S. Gilbert, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Charles E. Carryl, Oliver Herford, Gelett Burgess, George du Maurier, and Rudyard Kipling. (Grace Buchanan)

Chapters (21)

1Father William, by Lewis Carroll

172

2The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Lewis Carroll

332

3The Hunting of the Snark, Extracts, by Lewis Carroll

388

4Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll

127

5The Jumblies, by Edward Lear

271

6The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo, by Edward Lear

355

7Nonsense Verses, by Edward Lear

213

8Gentle Alice Brown, by W.S. Gilbert

328

9Emily, John, James, and I, by W.S. Gilbert

247

10Ellen M'Jones Aberdeen, by W.S. Gilbert

286

11The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven, by Guy Wetmore Carryl

159

12Red Ridinghood, by Guy Wetmore Carryl

225

13A Nautical Ballad, by Charles E. Carryl

131

14The Plaint of the Camel, by Charles E. Carryl

109

15Child's Natural History, by Oliver Herford

191

16Alphabet of Celebrities, by Oliver Herford

17Nonsense Verses, by Gelett Burgess

18Vers Nonsensiques, by George du Maurier

126

19Nonsense Verse, by Rudyard Kipling

20Nonsense Verse, by W.S. Gilbert

21Varia, by Anonymous

Best Nonsense Verses

About this book

Chapters (21)

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