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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Nonsense Books, by Edward Lear This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Nonsense Books Author: Edward Lear Release Date: October 8, 2004 [eBook #13650] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NONSENSE BOOKS*** E-text prepared by Dave Newman, Ben Courtney, A. Deubelbeiss, Stan Goodman, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations and music clips as well as midi, pdf, and lilypond files. See 13650-h.htm or 13650-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/6/5/13650/13650-h/13650-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/6/5/13650/13650-h.zip) NONSENSE BOOKS by EDWARD LEAR With all the Original Illustrations 1894 PUBLISHERS' NOTICE. The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846. Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear. "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm. I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear. I shall put him first of my hundred authors." JOHN RUSKIN, In the _List of the Best Hundred Authors_. [Illustration: EDWARD LEAR. ENGRAVED BY ANDREW FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN SAN REMO, BY RONCAROLO.] CONTENTS. I. A BOOK OF NONSENSE. II. NONSENSE SONGS, STORIES, BOTANY, AND ALPHABETS. III. MORE NONSENSE PICTURES, RHYMES, BOTANY, ETC. IV. LAUGHABLE LYRICS: A FRESH BOOK OF NONSENSE POEMS, SONGS, BOTANY, ETC. [Illustration: QUI LEGIT REGIT.] The following lines by Mr. Lear were written for a young lady of his acquaintance, who had quoted to him the words of a young lady not of his acquaintance, "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!" "How pleasant
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