![A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear ~ Full Audiobook [poetry]](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/50f71eb6-ca7e-11ed-91bd-67e6e0402dcc/image/11249802_k2svdx.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress)
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear ~ Full Audiobook [poetry]
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear audiobook. In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks that went through three editions and helped popularize the form. This book contains 112 of these funny, imaginative verses that have been we...
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdst.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear audiobook.
Genre: poetry
Edward Lear's A Book of Nonsense is a mischievous classic of comic verse that invites listeners into a world where logic takes a holiday and language becomes a toy. First published in the Victorian era and best known for its sparkling limericks, this collection parades an unforgettable cast: the Old Person of Peru, the Old Man with a beard, the Old Person of Phil-a-delphia, and dozens more eccentrics whose odd habits, wild inventions, and sudden mishaps unfold in five brisk lines at a time. Each poem sets up a miniature scene with clockwork rhythm and then snaps delightfully off course, turning everyday expectations into absurd surprises. Behind the silliness is Lear's sharp ear for sound, his love of repetition and internal rhyme, and his gentle satire of social rules that try (and fail) to contain imagination. Whether you come for the singsong cadences, the gleeful wordplay, or the sheer parade of beautifully pointless predicaments, A Book of Nonsense offers a bright, brisk listening experience that rewards both children and adults with laughter and a renewed sense of the delight in the impossible.
For ad-free listening try our premium subscription
Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:05:37) Chapter 02
(00:10:14) Chapter 03
(00:15:24) Chapter 04
(00:21:01) Chapter 05
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices