Limericks for the John Author:George Gordon and Lawrence Eisenberg The authors of this present volume have attempted what no other limericists have done, to our knowledge, in recent years. They have written a new and original collection of limericks, which has appeared in no other anthology. They have accomplished this without the use of censorable language, and without losing the pungent and satirical qualitie... more »s that make a new limerick a joy to read an a delight to recite. The flavor of the collection has been heightened by the illustrator who has captured the free-swinging attitudes of the limerick, circa '60s, while retaining the distinctive qualities which distinguished Lear's work.« less