TheEverymanBookofNonsenseVerse

Thishilariouslyreadablecollectionofclassicnonsensepoetry，delightfullyillustratedthroughout，isashowcaseofcomictalentandsheersilliness.TheEverymanBookofNonsenseVersefeaturesaneclecticspectrumofcontributorsrangingwildlyfromEdwardLearandLewisCarrolltoHilaireBelloc，TedHughes，OgdenNash，andShakespeare，withillustrationsbyMervynPeake，QuentinBlake，EmmaChichesterClark，SpikeMilligan，andthedeliciouslysinisterEdwardGorey.Sucholdfavoritesas“TheOwlandthePussycat”areaccompaniedby“Macavity：TheMysteryCat”and“Jabberwocky，”whileTedHughes’s“Wodwo”sitsalonebythebankofastreaminastateofinnocenceandcuriositythatmirrorsachild’ssenseofwonderattheuniverse.Whethersweetlyfunnyordeliciouslynaughty，thesemasterpiecesoftheartoftheabsurdwillcharmreadersbothyoungandold.