Fly Leaves (1884)

Fly Leaves (1884)

Charles Stuart Calverley

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Editorial:
Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781436849678
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Fly Leaves (1884) is a collection of humorous and satirical poems by Charles Stuart Calverley. The poems cover a wide range of topics, including politics, society, literature, and everyday life. Calverley’s wit and clever wordplay are on full display in this collection, which includes such famous poems as ''Beer'' and ''The Cock and the Bull.'' The book also features illustrations by the renowned artist Randolph Caldecott. Overall, Fly Leaves is a delightful read for anyone who enjoys clever and humorous poetry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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