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Edward Lear
‘Nonsense is the breath of my nostrils’, wrote Edward Lear (1812-88), and this collection demonstrates the varied ways in which he pursued his philosophy of life. Gently pointing out human…
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Edward Lear was a British artist, illustrator, author and poet. This calendar celebrates his wonderful illustrations with 12 birds from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries. Informative text accompanies each…
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A new edition of a classic collection of all Edward Lear’s nonsense verse.
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The Owl and the Pussycat are in a courtship voyage on an adventure across the sea! After a year and a day finally purchase a golden ring and are blissfully…
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Introduced by a foreword from world-renowned children’s author, this is a book to be treasured by fans both old and young.
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Edward Lear: Moment to Moment; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; 9 September - 13 November 2022. Exhibition curated by Matthew Bevis and Jonathan Watkins.
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James Williams’s account, the first book-length critical study of the poet since the 1980s, sets out to re-introduce Lear and to accord him his proper place: as a major Victorian…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Edward Lear’s nonsense verse is beloved by children and adults alike.
Beautifully presented, this collection of Lear’s nonsense birds, such as ‘The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich, who wore Boots to keep his feet quite dry’, is a perfect gift for children of…
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Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a talented poet, artist, musician and composer. He popularised the limerick form of poetry and his ability to make humorous satirical nonsense limericks makes this book…
Sara Lodge
Edward Lear-the father of nonsense-wrote some of the best-loved poems in English. He was also admired as a naturalist, landscape painter, travel writer, and composer. Awkward but funny, absurdly sympathetic…
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Compiles all of the nonsense limericks, songs, poems and stories written by the English poet.
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was born in Holloway, London, and was the 20th of 21 children. His father was a stockbroker. He was raised by his sister, Ann, who was 21…
Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Edward Lear.
This is Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany which Lear created using his peculiar view of the plant taxonomy with amazing hand drawn illustrations that Edward Lear drew himself. Edward Lear is…
This is the first collection of essays devoted solely to Edward Lear, and builds on a recent resurgence of critical interest in the Victorian poet. Seventeen essays explore how it…
A collection of 236 limericks and other nonsense poems including The Owl and the Pussycat as well as The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs.
The book of nonsense, comprising one hundred and twelve humorous illustrations (1890). This book, The book of nonsense, by Edward Lear, is a replication of a book originally published before…
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive…
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularized. Lear’s nonsense…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularized.
Lear’s nonsense…
In splashy, double-spread, vibrantly colored pictures (Kirkus Reviews) Galdone matches Edward Lear’s rollicking story of the adventures of an owl and a cat at sea. Full-color illustrations.
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 - 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose…
