Book Rummage - 10: Edward Lear

Everett True went and bought Isaac a book of Edward Lear poetry

20 October at 14:45 · Comment · Like

Jim Smith

My favourite book as a child was the penguin compendium of Lear's absurdist verse. Any opportunity I get to use the term runcible spoon is still eagerly seized upon.

20 October at 14:56 · Delete

Jim Smith

When I say child I mean 38 year-old man.

20 October at 15:02 · Delete

Tobi Vail

I got that for a friend's child and never heard back from the parents! Ha.

20 October at 15:06 · Delete

Tim Footman

"When awful darkness and silence reign, over the great Gromboolian plain..." Sure he'll love it, Everett.

20 October at 19:57 · Delete

Been Howlett

far and few, far and few are the lands where the Jumblies live. Their heads are green and their hands are blue and they went to sea in a sieve. I practically know the whole book off by heart!

21 October at 06:20 · Delete