Category Archives: Edward Lear

Lord Purrpurr Performs Owl and Pussy-Cat

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Lord Purrpurr of the Fuzzberrys gives his rendition of Edward Lear’s “Owl and the Pussycat:”

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The Bong Tree – Again

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Over at the Language Log Bill Poser has a post, prompted by the recent Supreme Court decision on “Bong hits 4 Jesus,” on the different meanings of “bong”. In a previous post I connected the “bong tree” to the Buddha’s … Continue reading →

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Another Owl and Pussy-Cat Reading

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear’s most famous poem is performed by the “amazing” Kazzy, with limited animation: The Owl and the PussycatCaricato da norrisnuvo

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The Dong with a Luminous Nose: A Theatrical Adaptation

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

From an e-mail from Shipra Ogra, Administrator of the London Bubble Theatre Company: London Bubble Theatre company is showing Edward Lear’s “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” as part of theatre in the parks we do every summer. We will … Continue reading →

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Nonsense Drolleries

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Some time ago I placed William Foster’s illustrations from Nonsense Drolleries. The Owl & the Pussy-cat. The Duck & the Kangaroo. London: Frederick Warne, 1889 in the nonsenselit.org’s picture gallery: their most striking feature, in my opinion, is the fact … Continue reading →

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Lewis Carroll on Edward Lear

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

I mentioned in a previous post that Edward Lear’s copy of Alice in Wonderland is now in the USA, that he discussed the book with Fortescue (though we do not know what he thought of it), and that his circle … Continue reading →

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An Edward Lear Self-Caricature

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Here is a typical Edward Lear caricature self-portrait I saved from an eBay auction a few months ago (starting price was GBP750.00 with an estimate of 1,500-2,000): The speech bubble contains a message to Evelyn Baring, first Earl of Cromer … Continue reading →

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Tomfoolery

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

I have been looking for episodes from the Tomfoolery Show at least since 2002, when I heard of this show largely based on characters created by Edward Lear. While no episode has turned up so far, Ron Kurer’s Toon Tracker … Continue reading →

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A TV Series on Edward Lear

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Lear Productions, a division of RS Productions, is filming a three-part TV series on Edward Lear’s travels in Greece and Albania, writer and traveller Rob Horne will follow in the footsteps of Lear. The first programme is ready and the … Continue reading →

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Letters of Edward Lear

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Archive.org has placed online the two early collections of Edward Lear’s letters: Letters of Edward Lear to Chichester Fortescue, Lord Carlingford, and Frances Countess Waldegrave. Edited by Lady Strachey. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 (1909 edition). Later letters of Edward … Continue reading →

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