Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
Author of The Pocket Book of Ogden Nash
About the Author
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Series
Works by Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash: Versus / Good Intentions / The Private Dining Room / Many Long Years Ago / I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1935) 31 copies
The Three D's 1 copy
Hey hey fo the A.B.A. 1 copy
That's Him from "One Touch of Venus"; music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash [sheet music] 1 copy
“The Guppy” 1 copy
Kill or Be Killed 1 copy
Home Is the Golfer 1 copy
The Octopus 1 copy
The Dog 1 copy
A Caution to Everybody 1 copy
Friend of My Friend 1 copy
The Book of Ogden Nash 1 copy
Your Friends Are My Friends 1 copy
Fellow Creatures: The Neighbors; The Japanese; The Northerners; The King of Kings {poetry sequence} 1 copy
Midsummer's Daymare {poem} 1 copy
The Calf {poem} 1 copy
The Purist {poem} 1 copy
The Ant {poem} 1 copy
The Centipede {poem} 1 copy
Locust Lovers, Attention! 1 copy
The Sea-Gull [poem] 1 copy
Nash's Smashes 1 copy
Collected Verse 1 copy
Associated Works
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New (1985) — Contributor — 526 copies
American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume Two: E. E. Cummings to May Swenson (2000) — Contributor — 410 copies
Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Contributor — 152 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 2: Love, Marriage, and the Family (1966) — Contributor — 39 copies
Buzz Words: Poems About Insects (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2021) — Contributor — 34 copies
The Savannah cook book; a collection of the old fashioned receipts from colonial kitchens (1933) — Introduction, some editions — 25 copies
My Most Inspiring Moment: Encounters with Destiny Relived by Thirty-Eight Best-Selling Authors (1965) 10 copies
Gourmet: the Magazine of Good Living, June 1968 — Contributor — 1 copy
14 American Masterpieces Vol.1 — Contributor — 1 copy
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 11, July 1980 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Nash, Ogden
- Legal name
- Nash, Frederic Ogden
- Birthdate
- 1902-08-19
- Date of death
- 1971-05-19
- Burial location
- East Cemetary, North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Rye, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Cause of death
- Crohn's disease
heart failure - Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Education
- Harvard University
St. George's School, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA - Occupations
- poet
teacher
editor
copy writer - Relationships
- Eberstadt, Isabel (daughter)
Eberstadt, Fernanda (granddaughter) - Organizations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1950)
- Agent
- Edith Haggard
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Reviews
The Adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash
This was Sophie's favorite when she was four. She'd go around the house chanting "Isabel, Isabel, self-reliant!" Even though that's not an exact line from the poem, it surely captures its spirit.
Over 400 poems first published between 1930 and 1972, small drawings by Nash included,
One of Ogden Nash's classic light verse poems paired with whimsical illustrations by Lynn Munsinger. This book brings to life the silliness of the original poem as readers become familiar with the unlikely hero that is Custard the cowardly dragon. Custard's bravery is short-lived and Belinda's other pets really think they could have done better in hindsight (but readers know better) the illustrations add details to the already fun to read poem. This is one that kids of all ages are likely to enjoy.… (more)
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- Works
- 106
- Also by
- 55
- Members
- 5,592
- Popularity
- #4,441
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 71
- ISBNs
- 123
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
- 23