Limericks

by Anonymous

Title on cover: Limericks, Limericks, Limericks, Limericks: The Famous Paris Edition Complete & Unexpurgated, 1700 Examples with Notes, Variants and Index

Title on title page: Limericks

"This book has one of the largest collections of limericks in the world. Most are in English and some are in French, German and Latin. None have been edited and appear exactly as they were in the 1957 edition that was privately printed in Paris.
An extensive bibliography and notes and variants are included to make this collection one of the rarest and zaniest of its kind."

Genres: Poetry

517 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Rw · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun. Bawdy and very complete. "There was a man from Nantucket ..." and almost 2,000 more. Much better than "Limericks for the John".