Some Limericks

by Norman Douglas

A delightful collection from the Golden Era of Limericks - The Victorian Age.

Genres: Poetry, Norman

94 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1928

About the author

George Norman Douglas was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind. His travel books, such as Old Calabria (1915), were also appreciated for the quality of their writing.

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant selection, enhanced by Douglas' scholarly, literary and moral reflections after each poem ("A charming description of the old port of Nantucket will be found in 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville.") Extra points for daring to speak the truth that Edward Lear's famous limericks are dull and structurally unsound.

[Broos · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fucking great book; the scholarly commentary is very good and the limericks are spectacular.

[Luis Francisco Contreras · Rating 4 out of 5]

There once was a man from Nantucket
whose prick was so long he could suck it.
One day he said with a grin;
while wiping his chin:
"If my dick was a cunt I would fuck it"

If you can read that limerick and produce a hearty chuckle, then you will enjoy this book.

If instead the poem inspires gasps of indignation and charges of vulgarity and perversion, then you're probably no fun at parties.