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POETRY COLLECTION Nonsense andLaughter

Nonsense and Laughter

Lear, Carroll, Milne, Field and Riley · 15 poems · 46 pages · free to read · great for children

Silly, clever and musical poems that are made to be read out loud.

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Contents

  1. The Owl and the Pussy-cat Edward Lear (open in book)
  2. Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll (open in book)
  3. The King’s Breakfast A. A. Milne (open in book)
  4. The Duel Eugene Field (open in book)
  5. There was an Old Man with a beard Edward Lear (open in book)
  6. You Are Old, Father William Lewis Carroll (open in book)
  7. Disobedience A. A. Milne (open in book)
  8. The Raggedy Man James Whitcomb Riley (open in book)
  9. How Doth the Little Crocodile Lewis Carroll (open in book)
  10. Lines and Squares A. A. Milne (open in book)
  11. There was an Old Man in a tree Edward Lear (open in book)
  12. Happiness A. A. Milne (open in book)
  13. The Huntsmen Walter de la Mare (open in book)
  14. The Four Friends A. A. Milne (open in book)
  15. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat Lewis Carroll (open in book)

Sources

Poets in this book

Edward Lear1812–1888 · EnglandRead the bookLewis Carroll1832–1898 · EnglandRead the bookA. A. Milne1882–1956 · EnglandRead the bookEugene Field1850–1895 · United StatesRead the bookJames Whitcomb Riley1849–1916 · United StatesRead the bookWalter de la Mare1873–1956 · EnglandRead the book

The poems in this collection are in the public domain. This is a reading edition, not a Pagine Original.

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