Comic Verse: Classics of Humorous Poetry in English

A new anthology - from Lollapalooza - of classics of comic and humorous verse in English written from 1500 onwards, presenting well-known and much-loved works alongside less familiar or celebrated gems. The collection offers the classic works of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, W S Gilbert; the dark, callous wit of Harry Graham; the needle-sharp ascerbic work of Ambrose Bierce; the virtuosity of Thomas Hood, Oliver Goldsmith, Alexander Pope; the affectionate, witty eroticism of Andrew Marvel, John Wilmot and Charles Sedley; the poetry of William Cowper, J G Saxe, Sam Walter Foss, Benjamin Franklin King, Bret Harte, G K Chesterton, amid a welter of anonymous wit.