Limericks by Ray Allen Billington - ISBN: 9780393333046
Paperback
The limerick, one of the oldest and most challenging of verse forms, has traditionally been the plaything of Oxford dons, American academicians, and a sprinkling of men of wit. Historian Ray Allen Billington worked on his own collection for fifty years. Here is the cream of that collection–original …

Limericks

Historical and Hysterical

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    7 January 2010

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Summary

The book is divided into several parts: the historical uses of the limerick, concentrating on the American frontier and on World War II; limericks assembled from the files of the Society of the Fifth Line, and organization of scholars whose job it is to produce an original verse for each meeting of the membership; samples of the classic limerick form, some original, some contributed, some culled from published and unpublished collections; and an assortment of limericks that reflect the lim…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393333046
ISBN-10:0393333043
Author:Ray Allen Billington
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:7 January 2010
Weight:172g
Dimensions:203mm x 127mm
About The Author

Ray Allen Billington

Ray Allen Billington (1903-81) trained several generations of western historians and published numerous books on American frontier history, including”America’s Frontier Heritage” (UNM Press).

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