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Father William Lewis Carroll 7

The Walrus and the Carpenter Lewis Carroll 9

The Hunting of the Snark, Extracts Lewis Carroll 14

Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll 19

The Jumblies Edward Lear 21

The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo Edward Lear 25

Nonsense Verses Edward Lear 30

Gentle Alice Brown W.S. Gilbert 33

Emily, John, James and I W.S. Gilbert 37

Ellen M'Jones Aberdeen W.S. Gilbert 41

The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven Guy Wetmore Carryl 45

Red Ridinghood Guy Wetmore Carryl 47

A Nautical Ballad Charles E. Carryl 50

The Plaint of the Camel Charles E. Carryl 52

Child's Natural History Oliver Herford 54

Alphabet of Celebrities Oliver Herford 56

Nonsense Verses Gelett Burgess 57

Vers Nonsensiques George du Maurier 59

Nonsense Verses W.S. Gilbert 60

BEST NONSENSE VERSES

FATHER WILLIAM

"You are old, father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white: And yet you incessantly stand on your head-- Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

"In my youth," father William replied to his son, "I feared it might injure the brain: But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again and again."

"You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly fat; Yet you turned a back somersault in at the door-- Pray, what is the reason of that?"

"You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak; Pray, how did you manage to do it?"

"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, And argued each case with my wife: And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw Has lasted the rest of my life."

"You are old," said the youth; "one would hardly suppose That your eye was as steady as ever; Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose-- What made you so awfully clever?"

"I have answered three questions, and that is enough," Said his father; "don't give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs!"

ALPHABET OF CELEBRITIES

E is for Edison, making believe He's invented a clever contrivance for Eve, Who complained that she never could laugh in her sleeve.

O is for Oliver, casting aspersion On Omar, that awfully dissolute Persian, Though secretly longing to join the diversion.

R's Rubenstein, playing that old thing in F To Rollo and Rembrandt, who wish they were deaf.

S is for Swinburne, who, seeking the true, The good, and the beautiful, visits the Zoo, Where he chances on Sappho and Mr. Sardou, And Socrates, all with the same end in view.

W's Wagner, who sang and played lots, For Washington, Wesley and good Dr. Watts; His prurient plots pained Wesley and Watts, But Washington said he "enjoyed them in spots."

? WILLIAM AND JAMES; or, The Revolution of 1689; by "A Lady." Pp. xiv. + 354. . 1857.

The young heir of the old rackrenting absentee comes incognito among his tenantry in the West and lives their life. He meets the heroine who gives its title to the book--with the expected result. The rest is a series of little episodes--fishing in a western mountain-stream, a day's shooting on a moor, a sail on Clew Bay, a petty sessions court, a matchmaking, a fair, &c., &c., all with a splendid setting of Western scenery. Might be written by a sympathetic and kindly visitor who had enjoyed his holiday.

? THE RAMBLING RECTOR. Pp. 344. . Third impression, 1904. . 1.50.

The love story of Ivor Jermyn, who for reasons connected with an hereditary family curse is induced by his mother to become a Benedictine. During a vacation five years after his profession he meets his former love at a country house, and a liaison is formed. Taxed with this by his rival, the shock makes him see the family "ghost"--the "old man of horror." A fatal illness results, and he leaves the field to his rival. Written pleasantly and lightly. Shows little knowledge of Catholic ways and doctrines.

Youth is "the Essence of Life," as exemplified in the heroine's crowded moments in the social life of Dublin and London, closing with her marriage with Lord Portstow, but shadowed by the tragedy of a beautiful actress, who turns out to be her mother. The novel does not rise above the commonplace.--.

Stories of a miscellaneous kind, mostly humorous, told in a pleasant and readable style. Shows little knowledge of Irish life. The peasantry are treated somewhat contemptuously. The interest at times turns on the absurdities of Irish politics and of Irish legal proceedings.

N.B.--This novel gained a 250 guinea prize by the unanimous award of three competent judges. Six editions were sold in less than two months.

Opens in Mayo , but soon shifts to Poland and then to France. Adventures of Deirdre van Kaarew , who has followed her brother to rescue him from the designs of a hated kinsman. She falls in love with Maurice de Saxe , and the story of this "friendship" takes up much of the book. She refuses him in the end, and marries the hated kinsman. A fine plot, full of dramatic incidents.

Miss O'Corra, who has become a rich heiress, leaves her English home and comes to hunt in Ireland. She is quite ignorant of equine matters, and various amusing difficulties beset her. She meets her fate in the person of a young Irish sportsman.--.

A well told story, introducing Lord Edward and the other leaders. Maureen, an American, is the niece of John Moore, who is driven into rebellion by the persecution of the "Yeos." His two sons, one a captain in the army, the other a priest, also join the rebel ranks. A love interest with cross purposes pervades the story. Larry Farrell is a great character, performing wonderful deeds of bravery and having equally wonderful escapes. The book leans entirely to the rebel side. The fight at New Ross and the atrocities of Wexford are vividly described.

? ONLY AN IRISH BOY. . [CO].75. 1904.

A series of papers read before local learned societies or contributed to archaeological journals. An endeavour to deal with the folk belief in fairies from an archaeological point of view. The conclusion is that the "souterrains" were originally the abode of a primitive pigmy race. Imbedded in these pages are many good fairy and folk stories.

A tale, for young people, of the Siege of Londonderry, the hardships of the defenders, and their brave patience. Isabel, a veritable angel of mercy for her uncle and cousins is a pleasant study. Another fine character is old Geoffrey Lambrick, drawn from a quiet life and his tulips into the smoke of battle.

? LEGENDS OF CONNAUGHT, TALES, &c. Pp. 406. . 1829.

Seven stories:--"Fitzgerald," "The Banshee," "The Election," "Alice Thomson," "M'Mahon," "The Rebel's Grave," "The Ribbonman." "Almost every incident in each tale is founded on fact." . The first story depicts Connaught "in a wild and stormy state of society" towards the close of the eighteenth century, and records the wild deeds and memorable exit of the very widely known individual who is its hero.

? CONNAUGHT: a Tale of 1798. Pp. 394. . 1830.

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