There once was a limerick anthology
Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, Edward Lear, Mark Twain, Carolyn Wells, Woodrow Wilson and others
Introduction -- Edward Lear -- Geographical Limericks -- What's in a Name? -- Quotations -- Creative Misspellings -- Creative Abbreviations -- Tongue Twisters -- Famous Authorship -- Bawdy Limericks -- Miscellany -- Epilogue: The Tradition Continues...
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Introduction -- Edward Lear -- Geographical Limericks -- What's in a Name? -- Quotations -- Creative Misspellings -- Creative Abbreviations -- Tongue Twisters -- Famous Authorship -- Bawdy Limericks -- Miscellany -- Epilogue: The Tradition Continues -- Selected Bibliography. "Humor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating collection of more than 350 limericks. Common varieties include geographical and bawdy limericks as well as tongue twisters and creative misspellings"-- "Humor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating collection of more than 350 limericks. A limerick is a five-line rhyming poem with a bouncy rhythm, and common varieties include geographical and bawdy limericks as well as tongue twisters and creative misspellings. Limerick legends Morris Bishop, Edward Lear, and Carolyn Wells are featured, as are renowned political figures, poets, and writers such as Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, James Joyce, Mark Twain, and Woodrow Wilson. With selections from the Elizabethan era, classics from the golden age, and contemporary verse, this irresistible, rib-tickling anthology has something for everyone"--
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