Category Archives: Edward Lear

Far and Few

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Nathan

When I posted about Edward Lear’s Jumblies, I received a comment from Ceridwen Silverhart mentioning Jumbies, creatures from Caribbean folklore. They’re basically evil spirits, and the name varies from one place to another. It’s sometimes spelled as “Jumbies” and other … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Carribean, Edward Lear, Etymology, History, Monsters, Music, Mythology | Tagged bacoo, baku, chooriles, douen, duende, duppies, dutchman jumbies, folklore, ghosts, guyana, jinn, jumbees, jumbies, moko jumbies, moongazer, ole higue, the jumblies, tracey baptiste, trinidad and tobago, vampires, zombies | 3 Comments

There Are Quangles in Your Wangles

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Nathan

For some reason, the name “Gramblamble Land” kept sticking in my head. Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s an Edward Lear reference, to “The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple” (not to be confused with Dr. Pimple Popper), the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Beatrix Potter, Edward Lear, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Language, Nursery Crime, Poetry | Tagged alberto manguel, bong-trees, cats, chankly bore, clangle-wangle, coromandel, gianni guadalupi, gromboolian plain, jingly jones, john vernon lord, lake pipple-popple, owls, pigs, quangle-wangle, the courtship of the yonghy-bonghy-bo, the dictionary of imaginary places, the dong with a luminous nose, the fourth bear, the history of the seven families of the lake pipple-popple, the jumblies, the owl and the pussycat, the pobble who has no toes, the quangle wangle's hat, the story of the four little children who went round the world, the tale of little pig robinson, torrible zone, trees, yonghy-bonghy-bo, zimmery fidd | 4 Comments

Runcible Spooning

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Nathan

While probably best known for his limericks, the nineteenth century poet and artist Edward Lear also wrote a fair amount of lyrical poetry. One such work was “The Owl and the Pussycat,” a famous tale of inter-species romance that includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Television | Tagged cats, gromboolian plain, henrietta pussycat, neighborhood of make-believe, owls, runcible spoon, the dong with a luminous nose, the owl and the pussycat, x the owl | 1 Comment

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