Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear and the Scientists

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Rowena Fowler writes to announce a must-see exhibition: “Edward Lear and the Scientists,” at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. I have now received my copy of the special Edward Lear issue of the Harvard Library … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Bust Unveiled in Corfu (and a limerick!)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

A bust of Edward Lear was unveiled at the Cavalieri Hotel in Corfu on 24 May. The article also mentions an Edward Lear society I had never heard of before. Here is a picture of the bust by Franco-Hellenic sculptor … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading & Listening

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Charles Lewsen kindly sent me a number of photographs of the celebrations for Edward Lear’s bicentenay in London on 12 May and I have created a Facebook album you might like to see. This week’s Guardian Book Podcast: Poet and … Continue reading →

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More Edward Lear Celebrations

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

BBC Radio 4 has two more programmes including references to the Edward Lear celebrations on 12-13 May: Limerick Creator at 200 is an interview with Michael Rosen; Roger McGough’s Poetry Please of 21 May kicks off with a reading of … Continue reading →

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The Cockatoostep and the Caterwaltz

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

More Terrors of the Tiny Tads by Gustave Verbeek, from 15 February 1914:

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Unnatural History Lessons

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

The early newspaper comic supplements used a wide variety of materials to fill their pages, among them alphabets — which could be put to several uses: satiric or purely nonsensical — seem to have been particularly appreciated. Here is an … Continue reading →

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OED Word of the Day: Guess

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

The Word of the Day for the Oxford English Dictionary is, of course, … Runcible! Don’t miss the Oxford Dictionaries blog post: Higher-cynths, lower-cynths, and Seeze Pyders: why Lear’s ‘nonsense’ language is more than just fun A screen capture, as … Continue reading →

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Bicentenary

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

The day of Edward Lear’s 200th birthday has come and celebrations are everywhere on the web. Google, with its beautiful doodle, has stimulated interest in the tech sector (also), too. It is mentioned by the Guardian, which also published a … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Bicentennial Events

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

The day of Lear’s 200th birthday is approaching and there will be events for all tastes. But first, registration is now open for the September Edward Lear Conference at Jesus College, Oxford: here you can find the details and register. … Continue reading →

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A Story without Words

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Gustave Verbeek’s Stories without Words, from the Public Ledger, Philadelphia, for Sunday 13 June 1909. The series reprints strips that had already been published in magazines years before.

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