Listing books in nonsense
| Full title | Book of Nonsense [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Edward Lear (author) |
| Categories | Nonsense and poetry |
| Publication year | 1846 |
| Synopsis | A short book of nonsene limericks. |
| Full title | The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Authors | Lewis Carroll (author) and Mervyn Peake (illustrator) |
| Publisher | Lighthouse Books |
| Categories | Nonsense and poetry |
| Publication year | 1948 |
| Original publication year | 1876 |
| Pages | 46 |
| Synopsis | A group of people (a Bellman, a Boots, a Bonnet-maker, a Barrister, a Broker, a Billiard-marker, a Banker, a Butcher, a Baker, and a Beaver) leave on a ship to hunt the eponymous snark, a strange creature which, if it is of the Boojum type, will make you vanish and never be seen from again! |
| Review | A very short, humorous, and entertaining absurd poem; the helmsman's brought a blank map (much easier to read, you see), the Baker forgets his name and luggage, the captain gives contradictory navigation orders, etc. Some words are just made up, like Snark, Boojum, and fromious. The general feel of the poem is of playful punning and light-hearted rhymes. I definitely recommend it, though since it's so short, there's not much to say about it. |
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