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The Frog and the Heron: A Different Sort of Romance

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

The following poem by Peter Newell,  in Harper’s Young People, vol. XIV, 1893, p. 824,  shows that the theme of interspecies sexual-sentimental relationships would be used at least until the end of the century. Given his choice of a title, … Continue reading →

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The Sanity of Nonsense. Round the World with Edward Lear

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Bidding a farewell to fiction Of the fashionable type, Whether based on drug-addiction, “Triangles” or merely tripe, Healthier recreation choosing, Simpler fare and better cheer, I propose to go a-cruising Round the world with Edward Lear. Tell me not the … Continue reading →

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Carolyn Wells on the Limerick

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

A new article is available on the nonsenselit.org bookshelf: Carolyn Wells, “Limericks.” Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly, vol. 55, no. 5, March 1903, pp. 532-5. It mostly consists of limericks by authors well-know at the turn of the twentieth century. Worth … Continue reading →

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