Edward Lear
Nonsense Books
Paperback
(Dodo Press Aug. 24, 2007)
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularised. He was born in Highgate, a suburb of London, the 20th child of his parents and was raised by his eldest sister, Ann, twenty-one years his senior. He started work as a serious illustrator and his first publication, at the age of 19, was Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots in 1830. His paintings were well received and he was favourably compared with Audubon. Throughout his life he continued to paint seriously. He had a lifelong ambition to illustrate Tennyson's poems. Lear briefly gave drawing lessons to Queen Victoria. In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks which went through three editions and helped popularise the form. Edward Lear's nonsense works are distinguished by a facility of verbal invention and a poet's delight in the sounds of words, both real and imaginary.
- ISBN
- 1406536423 / 9781406536423
- Pages
- 408
- Weight
- 20.96 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.91 in.
Enjoy reading Nonsense Books? You may also like these books
-
J
Edward Lear
A Book of Nonsense and Other Poems by Edward Lear
Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Jan. 10, 2010) -
Edward Lear
Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets: Facsimile of the 1889 Edition
Hardcover (British Library Aug. 1, 2009) -
Edward Lear
Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds
Hardcover (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford June 1, 2013) -
Edward Lear
Nonsense Drolleries: The owl and the Pussy-cat ; The Duck and the Kangaroo / by Edward Lear ; With Original Illustrations by William Foster
Hardcover (Andesite Press Aug. 8, 2015) -
Edward Lear
Complete Nonsense Children Humorous Poetry of Edward Lear- A Book of Nonsense, Nonsense Drolleries, Nonsense Songs
language (APD Publishing July 27, 2016)
