title: Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense: With Lear's Original Illustrations
author:  Edward Lear 
description: A CD with audio and multimedia tracks is included in Lear's classic collection, celebrating the 150th anniversary of its publication. The book with 50 of Lear's illustrated limericks and the addition of modern multimedia lends to a fine gift package. -- <i>Midwest Book Review</i>
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  A Book of Nonsense
  
  
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  # A Book of Nonsense
  
  
  ### Edward Lear
  
  
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  A BOOK OF NONSENSE
  
  
  by
  
  
  EDWARD LEAR
  
  
  With All the Original Pictures and Verses
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
  
  
  
  There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks
  
  
    
  merry;
  
  
    
  So he made them a Book, and with laughter they shook
  
  
    
  At the fun of that Derry down Derry.
  
  
  
  
  
  Original Dedication.
  
  
  TO THE
  
  
    
  GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, GRAND-NEPHEWS, AND GRAND-NIECES
  
  
    
  OF EDWARD, 13TH EARL OF DERBY,
  
  
    
  THIS BOOK OF DRAWINGS AND VERSES
  
  
  (The greater part of which were originally
  
  
    
  made and composed for their parents.)
  
  
  Is Dedicated by the Author,
  
  
    
  EDWARD LEAR.
  
  
  London, 1862.
  
  
  
  
  
  [Illustration]
  
  
  There was an Old Man with a nose,
  
  
    
  Who said, “If you c