{"product_id":"2026100008650-secondhand-the-complete-nonsense-of-edward-lear","title":"The Complete Nonsense Of Edward Lear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew writers have made absurdity so timelessly delightful as Edward Lear, the Victorian master of comic verse whose whimsical genius continues to enchant readers of every generation. The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear, edited by Holbrook Jackson, gathers the full breadth of Lear's extraordinary output — from the beloved limericks of A Book of Nonsense to the lyrical fantasy of The Owl and the Pussycat, alongside his iconic nonsense alphabets, stories, and botanical illustrations — into one definitive, indispensable collection. This is the essential compendium for anyone wishing to experience the full scope of a man who transformed the humble limerick into a high art form and invented an entire comic universe populated by improbable creatures and magnificent eccentrics.\n\nHolbrook Jackson's editorial hand brings scholarly care to what is, at heart, a celebration of pure, liberating joy, situating Lear's work within the broader tradition of English literary humour while allowing the verse to speak with undiminished wit and vitality. Lear's genius lay in his ability to construct an internally consistent world of beautiful illogic — one that subverts Victorian propriety with gleeful, anarchic energy — and Jackson's authoritative introduction illuminates just how radical and influential that achievement truly was. Whether one comes to this volume as a lifelong devotee or a curious newcomer, the question that inevitably lingers is not why Lear chose nonsense, but whether nonsense, in fact, chose him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342768120027,"sku":"2026100008650-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/935029f8-e314-4929-9a9e-3239eeda7aea.png?v=1790048817","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008650-secondhand-the-complete-nonsense-of-edward-lear","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}