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Edward Lear

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British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888)

Born 1812
Died 1888

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  • Cover of: Owls and Pussy-cats

    Cover of edition owlspussycats0000lear First published in 1993 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: THE PELICAN CHORUS

    First published in 1960 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets

    Cover of edition nonsensesongsst02leargoog Cover of edition nonsensesongsst01leargoog First published in 1871 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Pelican Chorus: And Other Nonsense

    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Jumblies

    First published in 2012 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo & the new vestments

    First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward Lear in Albania: Journals of a Landscape Painter in the Balkans

    First published in 2008 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward Lear's The pobble who has no toes

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Bisky Bats and Pussy Cats: The Animal Nonsense of Edward Lear (Bloomsbury Children's Classics)

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A book of bosh: lyrics and prose of Edward Lear

    First published in 1975 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A book of limericks

    Cover of edition abooklimericks00leargoog First published in 1888 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: collected nonsense songs of Edward Lear: with an introduction

    First published in 1947 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward Lear, 1812-1888: a loan exhibition of oil paintings · watercolours and drawings · books and prints · nonsense works : 15th October to 1st November, 1968.

    First published in 1958 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward Lear's the Quangle Wangle's hat

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward Lear's the Scroobious Pip

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Family of Parrots

    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The four little children who went around the world.

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!: Edward Lear's selected works

    Cover of edition howpleasanttokno0000lear First published in 1982 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Incidents in the life of my uncle Arly

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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Photo of Edward Lear

British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888)

Born 1812
Died 1888

Subjects

Nonsense verses, English Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Children's poetry, Poetry, Description and travel, Limericks, Artists, Juvenile literature, English wit and humor, Juvenile poetry, Children's fiction, Animals, Humorous poetry, Juvenile Limericks, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Alphabet rhymes, Correspondence, Pictorial works, Travel, Animals, poetry, Alphabet, Diaries, English Poets

Places

Great Britain, Albania, Corsica (France), Greece, England, Calabria (Italy), Italy, Corfu Island, Corfu Island (Greece), Crete, Crete (Greece), India, Ionian Islands (Greece), Balkan Peninsula, Europe, France, IonianIslands, Ireland, Rome (Italy), Sicily (Italy)

People

Edward Lear (1812-1888), Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue Carlingford Baron (1823-1898), Frances Elizabeth Anne (Braham) Waldegrave Countess (1821-1879), Alfred Tennyson Tennyson Baron (1809-1892), Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), John Joshua Proby (1823-1858), Roald Dahl, W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911)

Time

19th century, 1847

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Alternative names

  • Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.
  • Edward LEAR
  • LEAR, EDWARD, 1812-1888.
  • Edward Edward Lear
  • Mr Edward Lear
  • Lear Edward 1812-1888
  • Edward Lear Lear
  • Lear Edward
  • Edward 1812-1888 Lear
  • EDWARD LEAR
  • Sir E.Strachey Edward Lear
  • edward lear
  • LEAR,EDWARD

History

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September 9, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 28, 2022 Edited by NightMarily Identifier added
September 28, 2022 Edited by NightMarily Added new photo
May 4, 2020 Edited by KarlKemp naturalized name
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date