Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert

Various

Language: English

Genres: Anthologies Poetry

Narrators:David Wales

Source:

Now Playing

1/4Robert J. Shores: Gay Gods and Merry Mortals: Humorous Verses About Actaeon, Adonis, Proserpina, Anaxarete, Penelope, Sappho, Syrinix, Tithonus, Ariadne, Io, Dido, And Daphne

00:00

4 Chapter(s)

1. Robert J. Shores: Gay Gods and Merry Mortals: Humorous Verses About Actaeon, Adonis, Proserpina, Anaxarete, Penelope, Sappho, Syrinix, Tithonus, Ariadne, Io, Dido, And Daphne
2. Lewis Carroll: Father William; The Hunting Of The Snark; Jabberwocky; Ways And Means; Humpty Dumpty’s Recitation; Some Hallucinations; The Walrus And The Carpenter
3. Edward Lear: The Ahkond Of Swat; The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo; The Jumbles; The Pobble Who Has No Toes; The New Vestments; The Two Old Bachelors; The Owl And The Pussy-Cat
4. W S Gilbert: The Played-Out Humorist; The Practical Joker; To Phoebe; To The Terrestrial Globe; Etiquette; The Mighty Must; The Yarn Of The ‘Nancy Bell’; Ferdinando And Elvira; Gentle Alice Brown; The Story Of Prince Agib; Sir Guy The Crusader; Sing For The Garish Eye

About

Silly and fun verses beginning with the lesser known Robert J. Shores and going on to the more known Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and W.S. Gilbert. - Summary by David Wales