Books with title The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Stories

Alan Bennett reads The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes by Edward Lear. The poems and limericks are "The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly" "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" "The Duck and the Kangaroo" "The Table and the Chair" "The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs" "Mr and Mrs Discobbolos" "The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs" "The Two Old Bachelors" "The Pobble Who Has No Toes" "The Jumblies" "The Dog with a Luminous Nose" "The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò" "The Quangle Wangle's Hat" "Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly" "An Epitaph" "There Was a Young Lady in Blue" "There Was an Old Person of Harrow" "There Was an Old Man of Dumbree" "There Was a Young Lady whose Chin" "There Was an Old Man who when Little" "There Was an Old Man on the Border" "There Was an Old Man in a Tree" "There Was an Old Man of Calcutta" "There Was an Old Person of Ware"

Follow the adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat in a beautifully illustrated new edition of the beloved classic.Edward Lear’s lyrical rhyme about an unusual couple who sail far, far away has delighted and captivated readers for generations. With expressive illustrations by Charlotte Voake and a forward by master storyteller Julia Donaldson, this is a book to be treasured by Lear fans young and old.

First published in 1890, this work is a short story collection by Amy Walton. It is both touching, droll and delightful, with the bond between children and animals as a special theme between the three stories "The Kitchen Cat", "Sarah's Sunday Out" and "The Toad in the Hole". "The whole house in London was dull and gloomy, its lofty rooms and staircases were filled with a sort of misty twilight all day, and the sun very seldom looked in at its windows. Ruth Lorimer thought, however, that the very dullest room of all was the nursery, in which she had to pass so much of her time. It was so high up that the people and carts and horses in the street below looked like toys. She could not even see these properly, because there were iron bars to prevent her from stretching her head out too far, so that all she could do was to look straight across to the row of tall houses opposite, or up at the sky between the chimney-pots."

Beloved by adults and children of all ages, Edward Lear’s nonsense songs and stories are instantly recognizable for their humorous flights of fancy. Although the subject and form of his works vary greatly, all of Lear’s poems can be characterized by his irreverent view of the world, and many critics view Lear’s nonsense books as his way of undermining the all-pervasive orderliness and industriousness of Victorian society. Regardless of his inspiration or impetus, the appeal of Lear’s poems and illustrations has proved timeless. In this new compilation from the British Library, published to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of Lear’s birth, fifteen of the best-loved tales are presented alongside Lear’s original illustrations. In addition to the classic tale “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat,” the book includes whimsical stories about the adventures of imagined creatures, such as “The Jumblies,” “The Pobble Who Has No Toes,” and “The Quangle Wangle’s Hat.”

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea; In a beautiful pea-green boat; They took some honey, and plenty of money; Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above; And sang to a small guitar...Edward was an English author and poet known for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.