Edward Lear is known for his limericks. But in his famous Book of Nonsense, he never actually included the most important part of a limerick. Lear completely ignored the fifth line which, in a limerick, is the ending that adds a twist to the story and makes us chuckle. His poems end in an anti-c...
Edward Lear, Father of the Limerick, published one hundred new limericks in 1872. They were his last, and they sank like a stone. Nobody now remembers them. Why, when his Book of Nonsense limericks are still with us after a century and a half? Because by 1872, the limerick was all grown up and ...
Sascha Martin’s News Day. Mr Jack and Mrs Barnum are strangely upbeat, when they should be terrified. And kids are bouncing off the walls with excitement. Introducing his latest invention, Sascha has only this to say: “Don’t drop the Super Ball!” Why not? What happens if you drop it? Sascha’s ...