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- A Very Good Children’s Book (1865)
- Nonsense Verse, &c. (1880)
- Word-Twisting Versus Nonsense (1887)
- Concerning Nonsense (1889)
- Delightful Nonsense (1890)
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- Limericks (1903)
- Ian Malcolm on Edward Lear (1908)
- G.K. Chesterton, Two Kinds of Paradox (1911)
- H. Jackson, Masters of Nonsense (1912)
- H. Hawthorne, Edward Lear (1916)
- G.K. Chesterton, Child Psychology and Nonsense (1921)
- How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear (1932)
- G.K. Chesterton, Both Sides of the Looking-Glass (1933)
- G.K. Chesterton, Humour (1938)
- G. Orwell, Nonsense Poetry (1945)
- George Orwell, Funny, But Not Vulgar (1945)
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Gorey Ballet
Snappy Dance Theater premiere The Temperamental Wobble, a ballet based on Edward Gorey’s books Continue reading
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New Alice Book by Carroll, by R.J. Carter
Telos is publishing a new Alice novel which picks up nine months after where Through the Looking Glass left Continue reading
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J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys
An essay from the TLS on a book by Andrew Birkin Continue reading
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The Lear Macaw on the Brink of Extinction
A long-tailed blue parrot named after Edward Lear, the author of nonsense verse whose painting of a captive specimen led to the first description of the species Continue reading
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat Come To Auckland
Join the Owl and the Pussy-Cat on their wonderful and magical journey to the Land where the Bong Tree grows. With music, songs and some very funny characters, Tim Bray Productions brings this quirky poem of Edward Lear to life.‘The … Continue reading
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A Hoe is a Hoe, or is it?
Tasmanian politicians have got themselves into a flap about The Cat in the Hat… Continue reading
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Gilbert and Sullivan
A performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado in Sydney prompts a long article on their importance in The Age, 29 May 2004).Peter Craven writes: Gilbert and Sullivan were the high watermark of the music of the English-speaking people in … Continue reading
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Edward Lear Art on Sale
The Fine Art Society, London, will be exhibiting and selling Lear art from 3 to 22 July. There are four watercolours online.
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The Other Sides of Seuss
The New York Times reviews the new Dr. Seuss exhibition at the Animazing Gallery. Continue reading
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Starting Anew
I have moved the blog from Blogger to WordPress Continue reading
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