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Tag Archives: Edward Gorey
Eliot’s The Naming of Cats illustrated by Edward Gorey
T.S. Eliot, The Naming of Cats, illustrated by Edward Gorey. From The American Poetry Review, Vol. 11, No. 4 (JULY/AUGUST 1982), p. 9.
Posted in Edward Gorey, Nonsense Lyrics
Tagged Edward Gorey, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, TS Eliot
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Edward Lear and the Scientists
Rowena Fowler writes to announce a must-see exhibition: “Edward Lear and the Scientists,” at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG. I have now received my copy of the special Edward Lear issue of the Harvard Library … Continue reading
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Tagged bicentenary, Edward Gorey, Edward Lear, zoological illustration
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