Irresistible collection of outrageous visual puns imaginatively embroiders upon the physical features of familiar animals to produce a mutated menagerie of impossible creatures. Includes the eargull, with the head of the national bird and a body comprised of a huge human ear; a beebra — a zebra with bee's wings — and 58 other rib-tickling whatchamacallits.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear All nonsense limericks, zany alphabets, Owl and Pussycat, songs, nonsense botany, and more. Illustrated by Lear.
The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Alvin Redman More than 1,000 ripostes, paradoxes, and epigrams on sin, society, genius, wealth, men, women, religion, America, education, and smoking: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes," "I can resist everything except temptation," etc.
World's Wackiest Inventions by A. E. Brown, H. A. Jeffcott, Jr. Hilarious but real inventions including edible tie pin, automatically tipping hat, metal locket for storing chewed gum — all patented.
The Humorous Verse of Lewis Carroll by Lewis Carroll Verse, puzzles, "The Hunting of the Snark," acrostics, poems from larger works — largest collection of Carroll verse in print. 130 illustrations by Tenniel, Carroll, others.
Something New by P. G. Wodehouse In the drafty halls of Blandings Castle, Ashe Marson tries to make "something new" of his life by purloining a rare Egyptian scarab — all for the best motives, of course. Hilarious confusion results.
