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Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets

Public domain audiobook

Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets

by Edward Lear

English· 1:19:10· 4 chapters
A selection of nonsense poems, songs (not sung!), stories, and miscellaneous strangeness. The work includes the "Owl and the Pussycat" and a recipe for Amblongus Pie, which begins "Take 4 pounds (say 4½ pounds) of fresh ablongusses and put them in a small pipkin."

Edward Lear was an English writer, poet, cat-lover, and illustrator (his watercolours are beautiful). This recording celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lear's birth. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Nonsense Songs

    22:12
  2. Chapter 2

    Nonsense Stories

    21:14
  3. Chapter 3

    Nonsense Stories

    16:37
  4. Chapter 4

    Nonsense Cookery & Alphabets

    19:07