Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

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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 4 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)
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Nonsense Songs
Episode 1
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969

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