A Book of Nonsense
There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry;So he made them a Book, and with laughter they shookAt the fun of that Derry down Derry.
Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures
There was an Old Man with a nose,Who said, “If you choose to supposeThat my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong!”That remarkable Man with a nose.
There was a Young Person of Smyrna,Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;But she seized on the Cat, and said, “Granny, burn that!You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!”
There was an Old Man on a hill,Who seldom, if ever, stood still;He ran up and down in his Grandmother’s gown,Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
There was an Old Person of Chile,Whose conduct was painful and silly;He sat on the stairs, eating apples and pears,That imprudent Old Person of Chile.
There was an Old Man with a gong,Who bumped at it all the day long;But they called out, “Oh, law! you’re a horrid old bore!”So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,Who never had more than a penny;He spent all that money in onions and honey,

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
A Little Princess
The Secret Garden
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
The Water-Babies
The Princess and the Goblin
Five Children and It
The Railway Children
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Black Beauty