Edward LEAR The Life Of A Wanderer

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Vivien Noakes. Edward Lear is famous as the author of "A Book of Nonsense" & of the timeless songs, "The Owl & the Pussycat" & "The Jumblies". Yet, for this gentle genius, infectious merriment mingled with a deep sadness. Who is the man behind the nonsense? Born the twentieth of twenty-one children, he was rejected by his mother & brought up by his sister. He was an innovator in both literature & art, bringing the largely oral tradition of Nonsense into the literary fold, & accompanying his verses with powerful but simple drawings. 311pp P/B