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On Lear and Nonsense
- A Very Good Children’s Book (1865)
- Nonsense Verse, &c. (1880)
- Word-Twisting Versus Nonsense (1887)
- Concerning Nonsense (1889)
- Delightful Nonsense (1890)
- G.K. Chesterton, A Defence of Nonsense (1902)
- The Poems in Alice in Wonderland (1903)
- Limericks (1903)
- Ian Malcolm on Edward Lear (1908)
- G.K. Chesterton, Two Kinds of Paradox (1911)
- H. Jackson, Masters of Nonsense (1912)
- H. Hawthorne, Edward Lear (1916)
- G.K. Chesterton, Child Psychology and Nonsense (1921)
- How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear (1932)
- G.K. Chesterton, Both Sides of the Looking-Glass (1933)
- G.K. Chesterton, Humour (1938)
- G. Orwell, Nonsense Poetry (1945)
- George Orwell, Funny, But Not Vulgar (1945)
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The animator of worlds
The animator of worlds [on Wullschlager’s biography of Hans Christian Andersen] An unmarried man, without family of his own, he was dependent, emotionally and physically, on others until the day of his death, demanding assurance, consolation, praise and home comforts. … Continue reading
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Thurber's world and welcome to it
Thurber’s world and welcome to it Thurber’s comic hero, who came to be known as Thurber Man, is a squinty, skewed kind of guy; a digression blinking at a wife, a boss, an errand that wants him straight, and on … Continue reading
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Webs of weeds
Webs of weeds The Gormenghast trilogy, together with the dazzling drawings he produced in the 1940s and 1950s, have no parallel in English art or fiction. But he paid a terrible price. This biography tells the story of his inexorable … Continue reading
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'Oz' Expert: If Ever Oh Ever a Wiz There Was
‘Oz’ Expert: If Ever Oh Ever a Wiz There Was There’s no yellow brick road to find the way, but starting Friday the Los Angeles Central Library is transforming itself into the wonderful land of Oz. Through Feb. 24 the … Continue reading
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Hans Christian Andersen by Jackie Wullschlager
Observer review: Hans Christian Andersen by Jackie Wullschlager Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy-tales won him fame and wealth – but he probably died a virgin. Jackie Wullschlager tells the story of the life of the great storyteller.Books Unlimited
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The sorrows of a great Dane
The sorrows of a great Dane THE LIFE OF Hans Christian Andersen, told with thoroughness and sympathy in this new biography, was as peculiar, fascinating and painful as any of his celebrated fairy tales. This big-boned, gawky, lanky egotist was … Continue reading
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More than just make believe
More than just make believe Review of Jackie Wullschlager, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: The Life of a Storyteller. Wullschlager is right to give Andersen the credit for being the first person to choose the fairy story as a literary form and … Continue reading
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The cat poet
The cat poet Eliot, a fan of the nonsense verse of Edward Lear, had been writing these thumpa-dump rhythm poems to amuse the children of his associates at the London publishing house, Faber and Faber, where Eliot worked. The book … Continue reading
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Karneval der Tiere
Karneval – Ensemble – Karneval der Tiere: Musiktheater mit Puppen fur Menschen ab 6 Jahren Pages on a musical play with music by Camille Saint-Sa�ns and a text which uses Hans Magnus Enzensberger’s translation of The Duck and the Kangaroo.In … Continue reading
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