The Best Nonsense Verses
by Josephine Daskam Bacon · Free audiobook · 21 chapters
LibriVox recording of The Best Nonsense Verses by Josephine Daskam Bacon. Read in English by Grace Buchanan From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense upside-down. May they inspire the child inside of you to find your way through the most challenging situations with a new set of eyes! Josephine Dodge Daskam, aka Josephine Daskam Bacon, selected these nonsense verses with the permission of their authors Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, W.S. Gilbert, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Charles E. Carryl, Oliver Herford, Gelett Burgess, George du Maurier, and Rudyard Kipling. (Grace Buchanan) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (30MB)
Chapters
- 1. 01 - Father William, by Lewis Carroll2:52
- 2. 02 - The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Lewis Carroll5:32
- 3. 03 - The Hunting of the Snark, Extracts, by Lewis Carroll6:28
- 4. 04 - Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll2:07
- 5. 05 - The Jumblies, by Edward Lear4:31
- 6. 06 - The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo, by Edward Lear5:55
- 7. 07 - Nonsense Verses, by Edward Lear3:33
- 8. 08 - Gentle Alice Brown, by W.S. Gilbert5:28
- 9. 09 - Emily, John, James, and I, by W.S. Gilbert4:07
- 10. 10 - Ellen M'Jones Aberdeen, by W.S. Gilbert4:46
- 11. 11 - The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven, by Guy Wetmore Carryl2:39
- 12. 12 - Red Ridinghood, by Guy Wetmore Carryl3:45
- 13. 13 - A Nautical Ballad, by Charles E. Carryl2:11
- 14. 14 - The Plaint of the Camel, by Charles E. Carryl1:49
- 15. 15 - Child's Natural History, by Oliver Herford3:11
- 16. 16 - Alphabet of Celebrities, by Oliver Herford1:33
- 17. 17 - Nonsense Verses, by Gelett Burgess1:38
- 18. 18 - Vers Nonsensiques, by George du Maurier2:07
- 19. 19 - Nonsense Verse, by Rudyard Kipling0:39
- 20. 20 - Nonsense Verse, by W.S. Gilbert0:38
- 21. 21 - Varia, by Anonymous1:23