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‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe…’ wrote Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, ‘Jabberwocky’. This beautiful, clothbound new edition collects together the marvellous range of Carroll’s poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. Alongside the title piece are such enduringly wonderful pieces as ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’, ‘The Mock Turtle’s Song’, ‘Father William’ and many more.

Reviews:

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 — Michael Caines ― Times Literary Supplement

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 — Alexandra Lawrie ― Times Literary Supplement

The whole series of the Penguin Clothbound Classics is lovely. I’m not a huge fan of poetry, however, this is a lovely collection. It’s evocative of poems and rhymes that were read to me when I was a child.

I get annoyed when I see reviews of this book that state that the poems are out-dated, not funny and so on. Why on earth would someone buy something like this if they didn’t know what they were purchasing? Enough said about such ignorant comments, for anyone who actually knows who Lewis Carroll is and what kind of poetry to expect – this is a treat.

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), grew up in Cheshire in the village of Daresbury, the son of a parish priest. He was a brilliant mathematician, a skilled photographer and a meticulous letter and diary writer. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, inspired by Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church in Oxford, was published in 1865, followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. He wrote numerous stories and poems for children including the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark and fairy stories Sylvie and Bruno.