Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense: Collected Poems
by:
Lewis Carroll (author)
'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...
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'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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780141195940 (0141195940)
Publish date: October 31st 2012
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Anthologies,
Kids,
Poetry,
Picture Books
An interesting take on the poem by Lewis Carroll. It is a fast read, but I still found myself a little confused with the words, and some of the pictures.
I would give the poems on their own a four-star rating, but Peake's magnificent illustrations elevate the book to a five-star status.That's not to denigrate the poems, many of which are favourites and, in isolation, would be five-stars, but some are more curiosities, included because this is complet...
"So, what happened in this story?""A boy got attacked by a monster, so he sworded the monster into little bits, and the monster was a robot, so it was okay." I love the English language. I'm a stupid monoglot at this point, so I don't know from other languages, but it's freaking spectacular that the...
Fun poem to read. I love how we can get such wonderful images from a series of nonsense words.
I love Lewis Carroll, and I love Graeme Base, so the two together? A must-have for my collection. I'm greedy like that.
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