The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

Name: The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
Author: Edward Lear
ISBN: 9781910343463

Author: Edward Lear
Series: Children's Classics
Language: English
Length: 38 pages
ISBN: 9781910343463
Published: 15 June 2014
Imprint: Sovereign

love
adventure
sea journey
whimsical wedding
companionship
imagination
narrative poem
pea-green boat
Bong-tree
whimsy

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Description

"The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" by Edward Lear is a charming narrative poem that sails off into the realms of love and adventure. In this delightful tale, an unlikely pair—the elegant Owl and the beautiful Pussy-Cat—set out on a sea journey in their "beautiful pea-green boat," armed with honey, plenty of money, and a map. Their voyage to the land where the Bong-tree grows leads to a whimsical wedding officiated by a Turkey. Edward Lear's timeless poem celebrates the joy of companionship, whimsy, and the boundless possibilities of the imagination.

Author

Edward Lear (1812–1888) wrote as if English were a toy box — and then proved how much feeling you can pack into a riddle. Best known for popularising the limerick and for The Owl and the Pussycat, he was also a landscape painter and a traveller who spent much of his life on the road, drawing distant coasts and writing home in a voice both comic and lonely.

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