{"product_id":"jabberwocky-and-other-nonsense-isbn-9780141192789","title":"Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe collected poems of the author of \u003ci\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne  of the best-known lines in literature—“Twas brillig, and the slithy  toves \/ Did gyre and gimble in the wabe”—comes from Lewis Carroll’s  poetry, which he wrote throughout his life to amuse himself and to give  pleasure to his friends and family. This marvelous collection celebrates  the full range of his verse—his nonsense, parodies, burlesques, and  more—and includes such enduringly wonderful pieces as “The Walrus and  the Carpenter,” “The Mock Turtle’s Song,” and “Father William” alongside  the brilliantly playful “Jabberwocky.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.“Made me nearly fall off a chair laughing…Gillian Beer’s lovingly, meticulously edited collection – the first ever – of Lewis Carroll’s ‘uproariously dissident’ verse, leaves me seriously happy every time I open it.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eAli Smith, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Opening at random Gillian Beer's new edition of Lewis Carroll's poems, Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense, guarantees a pleasurable experience - not all of it nonsensical\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMichael Caines, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is an elegant volume, likely to delight enthusiasts, while introducing Lewis Carroll's poetry to a younger readership. The poems are set out chronologically following a generous, thoughtful introduction from the esteemed Cambridge critic Gillian Beer... Beer has done an admirable job, and this edition will appeal to readers of all ages\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eAlexandra Lawrie, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEWIS CARROLL\u003c\/b\u003e (1832-1898) was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles  Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he was educated at Christ Church,  Oxford, where he was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1855, and  where he spent the rest of his life. In 1861 he took deacon's orders,  but shyness and a stammer prevented him from seeking the priesthood. His  most famous works, \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e (1865) and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e (1872), were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of his college. He died of bronchitis in 1898.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGILLIAN  BEER\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is King Edward VII Professor Emeritus of English at  the University of Cambridge and past President of Clare Hall College.  Among her works are \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Plots\u003c\/i\u003e (1983; third edition, 2009), \u003ci\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eArguing with the Past: Essays in Narrative from Woolf to Sidney\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eOpen Fields: Science in Cultural Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eVirginia Woolf: The Common Ground\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300623634661,"sku":"NP9780141192789","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141192789.jpg?v=1767730296","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jabberwocky-and-other-nonsense-isbn-9780141192789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}