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Christmas Holiday Reading Online

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Several new books by Edward Lear are now available in full online; of particular interest: Lear, Edward. A Book of Nonsense. First Edition. London: T. McLean, 1846. [Florida State University Digital Library] Lear, Edward. A Book of Nonsense. Third Edition. … Continue reading →

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Review of an Edward Lear Exhibition, from The Tablet (1958)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear IT is not only since the advent of Punch that Englishmen have claimed a sense of humour as their monopoly. As long ago as 1673 the Earl of Peterborough wrote of the Duchess of  Modena: “She is really … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear in Malta, Corfu, and Lake Maggiore

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

I have received John Varriano’s new book on Edward Lear in Malta, a gorgeous addition to the recent fashion of books and / or exhibitions on Lear’s travels to different parts of the world. This beautiful oblong volume contains a detailed … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Studio with Edward Lear

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Another previously unpublished letter Edward Lear sent to William Holman Hunt exactly 150 years ago (see Diary 6.x.64). This one contains a humorous description of a day in Lear’s London studio while he is trying to do some work. 15 … Continue reading →

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An Edward Lear Society, at Last

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

After a long incubation, I first heard about plans for it about two years ago, I am pleased to announce that the Edward Lear Society has finally seen the light of day with a very nice website, where you will … Continue reading →

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Mid-Victorian Memories of Edward Lear

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Robert Edward Francillon (1841-1919), barrister, novelist and journalist, editor of The Tatler circa 1877 (works at Archive.org); from Mid-Victorian Memories. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. 30-35: My second author [the first being Thomas Talfourd] was of a very different order. I … Continue reading →

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A New Collection, with a Never-before-Seen Portrait of Edward Lear

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

On the 1st August 2010 Vivien Noakes received an email telling her of some pictures owned by descendants of Sarah Street, née Lear. A further email yielded a few details; but the onset of Dr. Noakes’s final illness aborted the … Continue reading →

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More to Read on Lear and Nonsense

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

When I last posted news of essays on Edward Lear I forgot to mention the following I learned about from John Varriano’s essay: Fiorentino, Emmanuel. “Edward Lear in Malta.” Proceedings of History Week 1984  (1986): 33-40. Available online as a … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Last Poem

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

Below are a picture and a transcript of Edward Lear’s “Some Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly.” The manuscript was sold at Bonhams in May 2013 as part of the Roy Davids Collection. Part III. Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear and Queen Victoria

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

In 1980, Marina Warner published an article on Queen Victoria’s art, which included a short examination of what Edward Lear taught her. Here is the relevant section: Under Albert’s bracing influence, Victoria wanted to improve, and as soon as the … Continue reading →

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