Download or read book The Complete Clerihews written by E. C. Bentley and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2008-01-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edmund Clerihew Bentley published a volume of nonsense verse designed to poke fun at distinguished personalities. Illustrated by Bentley's lifelong friend, eminent critic and author G K Chesterton, they were known as 'clerihews' and became as popular as the limerick form. In 'Complete Clerihews' the entire collection is presented.