The Humorous Poetry of the English Language

by James Parton

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Genres: Poetry

706 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1856

Reviews

[Thomas Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although i' 'tis a PITY,
However (for my money)
These poets attempt to be WITTY,
These poems aren't funny.

[Andrea Swinsco · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful (and thoroughly comprehensive!) collection.

I am not a great reader of poetry, but I found this collection engaging and entertaining. It is a very lengthy collection but the pieces themselves are short, so if there is a poem that doesn’t engage you it is easy to flick to the next one.

[Erin Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed some more than others so it's hard to rate a compilation like this but, it was fun to read through them.