Nonsense Books

An Index of Nonsense Alphabets by Edward Lear.

Reading edition

First Lines Nonsense Botanies Nonsense Songs and Stories Table of Contents

Alphabets No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6

By Letter ant ape apple-pie arch arm ass bat bear beetle book bottle boy cake camel cat cat coffee cow doctor doll dove duck duck duck eagle eel egg egg elephant elephant fan fish fish fish fish fish goat goose gooseberry gooseberry gull gun hat hat hat hen hen heron ice ice indian ink inkstand inkstand jackdaw jam jam jam jay jug kangaroo kangaroo kingfisher kite kite kite lamp lamp lark light lily lobster man mill mince mouse mouse mulberry needle net newt nut nut nuts orange ostrich owl owl owl oyster pig pig poetry polly polly pump quail quail quail quill quince quince rabbit rats rattlesnake raven rose rug screw shrimp snake song stick sugar-tongs thimble thrush tortoise tortoise tumbler turnip umbrella-maker upper-coat urn urn urn urn veil villa villain vine violin vulture wasp watch watch whale whale whisky-whizzigigs Xerxes Xerxes Xerxes Xerxes Xerxes XX ale yak yeast yew yew Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo youth zebra zebra zebra zinc zinc zinc

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A A was an ant Who seldom stood still, And who made a nice house In the side of a hill. Note 2 · a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A a A was once an apple-pie, Pidy, Widy, Tidy, Pidy, Nice insidy, Apple-pie! B b B was o Note 3 · a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A A was an ape, Who stole some white tape, And tied up his toes In four beautiful bows. Note 4 · a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A A was an Area Arch Where washerwomen sat; They made a lot of lovely starch To starch P Note 1 · said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, might be a slight attraction." N