Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets
Edward Lear
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
A selection of nonsense poems, songs (not sung!), stories, and miscellaneous strangeness. The work includes the "Owl and the Pussycat" and a recipe for Amblongus Pie, which begins "Take 4 pounds (say 4½ pounds) of fresh ablongusses and put them in a small pipkin."
Edward Lear was an English writer, poet, cat-lover, and illustrator (his watercolours are beautiful). This recording celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lear's birth. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) (1 hr 19 min)
Chapters
Nonsense Songs | 22:12 | Read by Adrian Praetzellis |
Nonsense Stories | 21:14 | Read by Adrian Praetzellis |
Nonsense Stories | 16:37 | Read by Adrian Praetzellis |
Nonsense Cookery & Alphabets | 19:07 | Read by Adrian Praetzellis |