Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense: Collected Poems (Penguin Clothbound Classics) - Hardcover

Carroll, Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0141195940 ISBN 13: 9780141195940

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2012

Synopsis

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe...' wrote Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, 'Jabberwocky'. This beautiful, clothbound new edition collects together the marvellous range of Carroll's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. Alongside the title piece are such enduringly wonderful pieces as 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', 'The Mock Turtle's Song', 'Father William' and many more.

About this title

About the Author

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), grew up in Cheshire in the village of Daresbury, the son of a parish priest. He was a brilliant mathematician, a skilled photographer and a meticulous letter and diary writer. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inspired by Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church in Oxford, was published in 1865, followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. He wrote numerous stories and poems for children including the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark and fairy stories Sylvie and Bruno.

From the Back Cover

Collects together the range of the author's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. This title also includes: "The Walrus and the Carpenter", "The Mock Turtle's Song", "Father William" and more.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141195940
• ISBN 13: 9780141195940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464