The Select Nonsense of Sukumar Ray,9780195630398

The Select Nonsense of Sukumar Ray

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ISBN13: 9780195630398
ISBN10: 0195630394
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-05-14
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Sukumar Roy is undoubtedly the finest writer of nonsense tales and verse in Bengali. This book presents his chief works--Rhymes without ReasonandA Topsy-Turvy Tale--in English. The skillful translations convey the genial intimacy of Ray's creations and his original illustrations accompany the text throughout.

Table of Contents

RHYMES WITHOUT REASON
1(44)
Hotch-potch
1(1)
The Old Man of the Woods
2(1)
Tickle-My-Ribs
3(1)
The Purloined Moustache
4(1)
A Marriage is Announced
5(1)
The Power of Music
6(1)
The Inventor
7(1)
Shadow Play
8(2)
Pumpkin-Puff
10(1)
Safety First
11(1)
Doctor Deadly
12(1)
The Miracle Man
13(1)
Snakes Alive
14(1)
The Owl's Love Song
14(1)
Burglar Alarm
15(1)
All's Well
16(1)
Super-Beast
17(1)
The Rule of Twenty-One
18(2)
The Lug-Headed Loon
20(2)
The Customs of Bombagarh
22(1)
The Music-Makers
23(1)
War and Peace
24(2)
Story Time
26(1)
The Encyclopedia
27(1)
Spook Sports
28(1)
Infant Joy
29(1)
The Griffon's Grouse
30(2)
Glee Song
32(1)
The Hand of Fate
33(1)
The Perfume Crisis
34(2)
The Gift of Tears
36(1)
Old Tom's Nocturne
37(1)
Indirections
38(1)
An Invitation
39(1)
The Pursuit of Science
40(1)
The Blighty Cow
41(1)
Hit and Miss
42(1)
The Strong Man
43(1)
Dream Song
44(1)
A TOPSY-TURVY TALE
45

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