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Further nonsense verse and prose

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A varied collection of short pieces that mixes nonsense verse, limericks, parodies, acrostics, playful correspondence, and brief comic prose. Poems range from brisk, absurd ditties to more measured, mildly melancholic lyrics, while prose items include mock-serious essays on manners, whimsical imaginings, and light mathematical or logical pastiches. The pieces rely on inventive wordplay, paradox, and satire of social convention, shifting between ear-catching rhythms and conversational wit. Arranged as a miscellany, the work emphasizes formal experimentation and a childlike playfulness tempered by occasional gentle reflection.

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Title: Further nonsense verse and prose

Author: Lewis Carroll

Editor: Langford Reed

Illustrator: H. M. Bateman

Release date: January 6, 2026 [eBook #77627]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1926

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FURTHER NONSENSE
VERSE AND PROSE





BY

LEWIS CARROLL

(EDITED BY LANGFORD REED)

ILLUSTRATED BY
H. M. BATEMAN





D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

NEW YORK MCMXXVI