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938 words, approx. 3 pages
 Edward Lear ( 12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888 ) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popularised. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) 1.2 The Courtship of...




| Name: |
Edward Lear | | Birth Date: |
May 12, 1812 | | Death Date: |
January 29, 1888 | | Place of Birth: |
Halloway, England | | Place of Death: |
San Remo, Italy | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, landscape artist, lithographer |
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Biography of Edward Lear
487 words, approx. 2 pages
 The English writer and artist Edward Lear (1812-1888) achieved fame as a lithographer, landscape artist, and author and illustrator of numerous travel books. He is now remembered, however, for his five volumes of nonsense poetry and prose. Edward Lear...
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Biography of Edward Lear
5,410 words, approx. 18 pages
 In a small cemetery in San Remo, Italy, Edward Lear's gravestone reads simply: "LANDSCAPE PAINTER IN MANY LANDS;" and, indeed, this description epitomizes Lear's view of himself. Others remember him principally for his nonsense poetry, occasionally for...
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Biography of Edward Lear
4,921 words, approx. 16 pages
 Edward Lear's illustrated nonsense verse, narratives, alphabets, and botanies are early and central examples of a type of literature for children that endures because it conveys humorous, vigorous, and accessible images of a skewed reality. Known as...



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Edward Lear Information
1,259 words, approx. 4 pages
 Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he...




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 The Economist (US)
Edward Lear.
02/04/1995: 415 words, approx. 1 pages EDWARD LEAR. By Peter Levi. Macmillan; 362 pages; Pounds 20 HOW pleasant to know Mr Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff! Some think him ill-tempered and queer, but a few think him pleasant enough." It may come as a surprise to...
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 The Boston Globe
Edward Lear: Chapter And Verse
08/31/1988: 562 words, approx. 2 pages LEAR. Selected Letters, edited by Vivien Noakes. Oxford University Press. 325 pp. $29.95. "A LIFE LIVED BACKWARDS," read The Times Literary Supplement headline on a review of this book, the first edition of Edward Lear's letters since 1907. The phrase is apt. The...
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Steve Martin writes children's book
10/22/2007: 582 words, approx. 2 pages The trend seems as plain as the nose on your child's face, or an arrow through your head. There's Madonna, Billy Crystal and Jamie Lee Curtis. And Jerry Seinfeld. And John Lithgow. And Katie Couric.All celebrities. All parents. All authors of children's books.Now Steve Martin...


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