Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Carroll, Lewis; Beer, Gillian; Beer, Gillian; Beer, Gillian |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics |
| Date: | 7/29/2014 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The collected poems of the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Oneof the best-known lines in literature—“Twas brillig, and the slithytoves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe”—comes from Lewis Carroll’spoetry, which he wrote throughout his life to amuse himself and to givepleasure to his friends and family. This marvelous collection celebratesthe full range of his verse—his nonsense, parodies, burlesques, andmore—and includes such enduringly wonderful pieces as “The Walrus andthe Carpenter,” “The Mock Turtle’s Song,” and “Father William” alongsidethe brilliantly playful “Jabberwocky.”
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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