Most Limericks In A Book By One Author

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Milan, Italy / November 11, 2026

Milan author and longtime teacher Sergio Roedner kept revising Il libro dei 1000 limerick until the book matched its title, and his 11 November 2026 edition replaces the remaining repeats with 20 new poems, most of them English riffs on Edward Lear printed after the Lear originals they answer. His Italian limericks run from a braying mayor in Zoagli to a woman in Parma who blames every odd mishap on a past life. RecordSetter compared the full text of all 1,000 numbered entries and counted 1,000 different limericks of his own, leaving out the Lear and Gianni Rodari poems he quotes for comparison.

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- Every limerick counted must be an original work by the record holder.
- Each different limerick counts once; revised versions of the same limerick and poems by other authors quoted for comparison do not count.
- Each limerick must be a short poem in limerick form, generally five lines rhyming AABBA, in any language.
- All limericks must appear in a single book, printed or digital.
- Evidence must show the book's full contents, such as the complete book file or a link to the published edition, so the count can be checked.
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