# Nonsense Books — Character guide

> Key figures in Nonsense Books by Edward Lear.

- [Mr. Lear](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_lear.md): The narrator and author, who appears as a character in his own nonsense verses.
- [The Jumblies](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_jumblies.md): A group of whimsical creatures who go to sea in a sieve.
- [The Akond of Swat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_akond_of_swat.md): A mysterious figure whose habits and appearance are humorously questioned.
- [The Pobble Who Has No Toes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_pobble.md): A creature who loses his toes while swimming in the Bristol Channel.
- [The Dong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_dong.md): A lonely creature with a luminous nose who searches for his lost love.
- [The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_yonghy_bonghy_bo.md): A small, sad creature who courts Lady Jingly Jones.
- [Lady Jingly Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/lady_jingly_jones.md): The beloved of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò, who lives on the coast of Coromandel.
- [The Quangle Wangle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_quangle_wangle.md): A creature who wears a huge hat that attracts many animals.
- [The Owl and the Pussycat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_owl_and_the_pussycat.md): A romantic pair who sail away to be married in the land where the Bong-tree grows.
- [The Duck and the Kangaroo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_duck_and_the_kangaroo.md): A duck who asks a kangaroo for a ride around the world.
- [Mr. Daddy Long-legs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_daddy_long_legs.md): A long-legged insect who argues with Mr. Floppy Fly.
- [Mr. Floppy Fly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_floppy_fly.md): A fly who has a dispute with Mr. Daddy Long-legs.
- [The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_nutcrackers_and_sugar_tongs.md): Anthropomorphic kitchen utensils who go on an adventure.
- [Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Sparrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_and_mrs_spikky_sparrow.md): A pair of sparrows who discuss fashion and family.
- [The Broom, Shovel, Poker, and Tongs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_broom_shovel_poker_tongs.md): A set of household tools who go for a walk together.
- [The Table and the Chair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_table_and_chair.md): A table and chair who decide to go for a walk.
- [Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_and_mrs_discobbolos.md): A couple who live on top of a wall and have many children.
- [The Pelican Chorus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_pelican_chorus.md): A chorus of pelicans who sing about their lives by the Nile.
- [The Two Old Bachelors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_two_old_bachelors.md): Two elderly bachelors who go hunting for sage and onions.
- [The Cummerbund](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_cummerbund.md): A character in a poem about an Indian lady's lost cummerbund.
- [Papa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/papa.md): A father figure who appears in several nonsense rhymes.
- [Jobiska](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_pobble_s_friends.md): A friend of the Pobble who advises him about his toes.
- [The Bluebottle Flies](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_bluebottle_flies.md): Happy flies who appear in various nonsense poems.
- [The Rhinoceros](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_rhinoceros.md): A rhinoceros mentioned in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Melodious Meritorious Mouse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_melodious_meritorious_mouse.md): A musical mouse who appears in a nonsense poem.
- [The Scroobious Snake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_scroobious_snake.md): A snake who wears a hat to avoid biting anyone.
- [The Perpendicular Purple Polly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_perpendicular_purple_polly.md): A parrot who reads newspapers and eats parsnip pie.
- [An Old Man of the Cape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_old_man_of_the_cape.md): An old man who wishes he had never been born.
- [A Young Lady of Russia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_young_lady_of_russia.md): A young lady who screams with a scream that blisters the sea.
- [An Old Person of Burton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_old_person_of_burton.md): An old person who buys a coffin and runs away.
- [A Young Lady of Dorking](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_young_lady_of_dorking.md): A young lady who buys a bonnet that bedazzles her eyes.
- [An Old Person of Blythe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_old_person_of_blythe.md): An old person who cuts up his meat with a scythe.
- [King Xerxes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/king_xerxes.md): A historical king mentioned in a nonsense rhyme about fury.
- [Lord Derby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/lord_derby.md): A nobleman to whom Lear dedicated some works.
- [Handel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/handel.md): A composer mentioned in a nonsense context.
- [The Guinea Pigs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_guinea_pigs.md): Guinea pigs who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Beetle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_beetle.md): A beetle who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Turtle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_turtle.md): A turtle who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Pussycat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_pussycat.md): A pussycat who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Little Fish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_little_fish.md): A little fish who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Saltcellar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_saltcellar.md): A saltcellar who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Crackers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_crackers.md): Crackers who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Punkahs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_punkahs.md): Punkahs (fans) who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Kamsamahs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_kamsamahs.md): Tall servants who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Kitmutgars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_kitmutgars.md): Servants who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Bheesties](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_bheesties.md): Water-carriers who appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Nullahs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_nullahs.md): Watercourses that appear in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Clangle-Wangle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_clangle_wangle.md): A creature who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Boss-Woss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_boss_woss.md): A creature who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Pluffskin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/pluffskin.md): A character in a nonsense rhyme about a Pobble-like creature.
- [Plumpskin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/plumpskin.md): A character in a nonsense rhyme about a Pobble-like creature.
- [Ploffskin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/ploffskin.md): A character in a nonsense rhyme about a Pobble-like creature.
- [Ploshkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/ploshkin.md): A character in a nonsense rhyme about a Pobble-like creature.
- [Pobbles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/pobbles.md): A group of creatures related to the Pobble.
- [The Onion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_onion.md): An onion who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Dell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_dell.md): A dell that appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Cooperative Cauliflower](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_cooperative_cauliflower.md): A cauliflower who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [The Leetle Browny-Mousy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/the_leetle_browny_mousy.md): A little brown mouse who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Hoddy Doddy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/hoddy_doddy.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Janina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/janina.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Slingsby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/slingsby.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Violet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/violet.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Guy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/guy.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Lionel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/lionel.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.
- [Mr. Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nonsense_books_se/characters/mr_jones.md): A character who appears in a nonsense rhyme.

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