Monthly Archives: December 2010

Britain’s Audubon and Edward Lear

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Booktryst: A Nest for Book Lovers has a beautifully illustrated post on Edward Lear’s difficult relationship with John Gould, “Britain’s Audubon.” The conclusion quotes Lear’s famous reaction when he heard of Gould’s death in 1881: John Gould’s desire to be … Continue reading →

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Mr Lear Show-Case

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

In case you are in Paris for the holidays and want to see an Edward Lear show.

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Lear the Beggar

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Another letter to Thomas Woolner containing a nice self caricature of Edward Lear begging sandwiched between two views of Palermo. Notice that Lear’s beard is a bit like Garibaldi’s who had conquered Palermo on 6 June. The Expedition of the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Thomas Woolner, and Edward Wilson

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear first met Edward Wilson in Rome in February 1860, when the latter brought him a letter from his friend and PRB fellow Thomas Woolner. That same night he wrote to Woolner, obviously in a very good mood, one … Continue reading →

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The Sprout and the Cabbage

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

The Sprout and the Cabbage went to sea In a suitable egg shell boat. The waves were so high They thought they would die, But viscosity kept them afloat. The sprout cried out: “Oh, Cabbage, my dear! Wrap your green … Continue reading →

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The Frog and the Heron: A Different Sort of Romance

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

The following poem by Peter Newell,  in Harper’s Young People, vol. XIV, 1893, p. 824,  shows that the theme of interspecies sexual-sentimental relationships would be used at least until the end of the century. Given his choice of a title, … Continue reading →

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The Sanity of Nonsense. Round the World with Edward Lear

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Bidding a farewell to fiction Of the fashionable type, Whether based on drug-addiction, “Triangles” or merely tripe, Healthier recreation choosing, Simpler fare and better cheer, I propose to go a-cruising Round the world with Edward Lear. Tell me not the … Continue reading →

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The Frog and the Duck: A Romance

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

George du Maurier “took, in 1869-1870, a brief Darwinian respite from his usual labors of satirizing the Victorian drawing room” and, among other things, produced an “unusually extensive and charmingly anthropomorphic picture-story” (Kunzle 293), which appeared in three fortnightly instalments … Continue reading →

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