Category Archives: Edward Lear

That Elgar moustache

Posted on March 18, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

That Elgar moustache On Victorian beards and moustache, with a reference to Lear, though it does not mention that Lear himself wuld be a perfect candidate…Guardian Unlimited

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"Le meilleur du web littéraire"

Posted on February 9, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

auteurs.net “Le meilleur du web litt�raire” Le site “Edward Lear Home Page” n’est pas recommandé aux grandes personnes, ni aux gens raisonnables : exclusivement consacré aux inepties rimées d’Edward Lear et au non-sens, il risque en effet de faire “grincer” … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear: "Dong, co ma swiecacy nos"

Posted on February 2, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear: “Dong, co ma swiecacy nos” … and this one looks like a commentary on the Dong with a Luminous Nose, in Polish.Gazeta Wyborcza

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?????? ???

Posted on February 2, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

?????? ??? Well, ehm, it really looks like a Lear biography but… it’s in Russian! Can anybody confirm?

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Portrait of Catherine Lear

Posted on February 2, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

1 Portrait of Catherine Lear From the National Portrait Gallery, London, a silhouette portrait of Edward’s youngest sister, by an unknown artist.

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Lear, Far and Near

Posted on January 23, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

JOHN UPDIKE: Lear, Far and Near Even during Edward Lear’s lifetime, his nonsense verse tended to detract from the seriousness of his landscape painting. In the corner of a letter Lear had written Ruskin in 1883, the great critic nonresponsively … Continue reading →

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You Elegant Fowl

Posted on January 22, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

You Elegant Fowl This is only the Food column from the New York Times Magazine, but I could not resist the title! No reference to Lear is made in the article.

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A replica of the complete Birds of America

Posted on January 18, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

A replica of the complete Birds of America, by Audubon the only one who could compete with Lear in bird illustration.This site includes the full text and several indexes, but the scans could be better. Unfortunately, the Elwell Sale Stewart … Continue reading →

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Foundation for the Preservation of the Hyacinth Macaw

Posted on January 17, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Foundation for the Preservation of the Hyacinth Macaw A nonprofit foundation incorporated in 1991 with the goal of preserving the Hyacinth Macaw and other birds of the world’s tropics through education, research, ecotourism and captive breeding.[Has a gallery with some … Continue reading →

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Posted on January 8, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

The following items link to pages in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, with descriptions of collections containing Edward Lear material.

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