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- A Very Good Children’s Book (1865)
- Nonsense Verse, &c. (1880)
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- Ian Malcolm on Edward Lear (1908)
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- 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)
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Category Archives: Edward Lear
Celebrity voices on charity CD
Celebrity voices on charity CD Les Barker, 59, who lives in Bwlchgwyn near Wrexham, has released a poetry CD entitled Guide Cats for the Blind, to raise funds for the British Computer Association of the Blind. His style is in … Continue reading
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Anyone for Tennyson?
Anyone for Tennyson? The Queen’s residence at Osbourne helped make the Isle of Wight fashionable among the cream of Victorian society: Charles Darwin, William Makepeace Thackeray, C. F. Watts and Julia Margaret Cameron, among others, all moved to Freshwater.Of these, … Continue reading
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Sentimental journey
Exhibition: Natural Wonders: Visions of Home and Abroad Continue reading
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Uncle Arly
My Uncle Arly, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Rather endearingly unhinged, this celebration of the work of the nonsense poet Edward Lear takes the audience on a journey through France and Italy and into places in the mind that no map could … Continue reading
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Records to tumble at Tatton
Records to tumble at Tatton [flower] show A show newcomer among 18 garden designers is Sarah Lynch, who has created the Owl and the Pussycat garden.Sarah, 36, who lives in Cheshire, is taking part in a flower show for the … Continue reading
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Edward Lear's Tribute to the Moon
“Edward Lear’s Tribute to the Moon” A humourous exchange providing a deep interpretation of Lear’s limerick on the Old Man of the Hague.Google Groups
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Winged Migration simply soars
‘Winged Migration’ simply soarsThe movie’s [Winged Migration by Jacques Perrin] poetry, not its mechanics, will galvanize most viewers and cause them to look at birds less complacently, maybe for the rest of their lives. It’s a robust, multifaceted, gloriously accessible … Continue reading
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Excelsior!
Excelsior[H.W. Longfellow’s famous poem, Jams Thurber’s illustrated version, and a “Parody” attributed to Edward Lear. One of these days I am going to publish a scan of the manuscript, in the State Library of Victoria.]
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Don't be so beastly!
Don’t be so beastly! There was a time when you could sing, ‘I love little pussy, her coat is so warm’ without fear of innuendo. There was no pun intended when Edward Lear wrote, ‘O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my … Continue reading
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Four larks and a wren
Four larks and a wren EDWARD Lear was no doubt thinking of the famous skylark of England, two pairs having nests in his beard. The UK has three lark species and Africa has 80% of all the world’s 75 lark … Continue reading
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