Category Archives: Edward Lear

Knowsley Safari Park [Knowsley is now a small zoo.]

Edward Lear in Greece Edward Lear toured Albania, Epirus, Macedonia and Thessaly in the spring-autumn of 1848. Accompanied by his Greek “Dragoman” -an interepreter who was proficient in ten languages- he explored the unknown and intriguing corners of -what was … Continue reading →

[minstrels] There Was an Old Man with a Beard — Edward LearLear’s limericks are defined, arrgh, ‘*boring*’: an heresy in an otherwise wonderful site.

[minstrels] The Akond of Swat — Edward Lear

[minstrels] The Owl and the Pussy-Cat — Edward Lear See the previous item.

[minstrels] The Pobble Who Has No Toes — Edward Lear The Lear poem with a short, but funny, commentary.

Die Unart des Artig-Seins Hans Magnus Enzensberger richtete fur Kinder im Residenzhof einen “Kompletten Nonsens” ein und sprach selbst sogar mit der Stimme der Fische.[In German, about a show held in Saltzburg in August 1999 which included sung translations of … Continue reading →

Vivien Noakes, Writer and Lecturer Welcome to the Home Page of Vivien Noakes.

Bell: Monograph of the Testudinata Thomas Bell’s A Monograph of the Testudinata is one of the great reptile books, containing the finest series of colored plates of turtles ever published. A dental surgeon and professor of zoology, Bell was also … Continue reading →