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Author photo. Engraved by Andrew from a photograph taken in San Remo, by Roncarolo.

Engraved by Andrew from a photograph taken in San Remo, by Roncarolo.

Edward Lear (1812–1888)

Author of The Owl and the Pussycat

Includes the names: Eward Lear, Lir Edvard, Eduard Lear, Edward Lear, Edward Lear, Эдвард Лир

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Works by Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussycat 1,175 copies, 14 reviews
The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense 1,102 copies, 14 reviews
A Was Once an Apple Pie 690 copies, 12 reviews
A Book of Nonsense 569 copies, 17 reviews
Poetry for Young People: Edward Lear 346 copies, 7 reviews
An Edward Lear Alphabet 216 copies, 11 reviews
The Quangle Wangle's Hat 176 copies, 9 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat 171 copies, 5 reviews
The Jumblies 158 copies, 2 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat [Sanderson] 152 copies, 4 reviews
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear 144 copies, 1 review
The Pelican Chorus 120 copies, 1 review
Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat 112 copies, 45 reviews
Edward Lear's Nonsense Omnibus 104 copies, 1 review
Nonsense Songs 103 copies, 2 reviews
Nonsense Poems 95 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat [Galdone] 92 copies, 1 review
Edward Lear's Nonsense Books 91 copies, 1 review
The Scroobious Pip (Author) 83 copies, 3 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat [Mortimer] 82 copies, 3 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat [Beck] 80 copies, 3 reviews
The Book of Nonsense and Nonsense Songs (Penguin Popular Classics) 70 copies
The Dong with a Luminous Nose 68 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat 64 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat [Jorisch] 62 copies, 5 reviews
A Book of Bosh: Lyrics and Prose (Puffin Books) 58 copies, 1 review
Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear 47 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Hague] 44 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Marshall] 43 copies, 5 reviews
Nonsense Songs and Stories 41 copies, 1 review
Dandelion Library: Best Loved Fables of Aesop / Nonsense Alphabets 41 copies
The Nonsense Poems of Edward Lear 41 copies
Gorey x 3 (Author) 36 copies
Nonsense! 35 copies, 3 reviews
The Pobble Who Has No Toes 35 copies
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Calico Pie [A Rand McNally Elf Book] 35 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat & Other Nonsense [Wood] 33 copies
The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses 30 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat [Berg] 29 copies
Owls and Pussycats 27 copies
The Duck and the Kangaroo 25 copies, 1 review
How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear: Nonsense Poems 25 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat (Usborne First Reading: Level 4) 25 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Fulton] 22 copies
The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo & The New Vestments 22 copies
The Four Little Children Who Went Around the World 20 copies
Nonsense (Penguin Little Black Classics) 20 copies
Edward Lear : selected letters (Author; Author) 20 copies
Teapots and Quails 20 copies, 1 review
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania 19 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat [Sewal] 19 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussycat [Wilson] 19 copies
LITTLE BOOK OF NONSENSE (Little Barefoot Books) 18 copies
ABC 17 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Nonsense Poems 16 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Douglas] 16 copies
Nonsense Drolleries The Owl & The Pussy-Cat - The Duck & The Kangaroo. 15 copies, 1 review
Whizz! 14 copies, 1 review
Limericks 14 copies, 1 review
Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets 14 copies, 1 review
Bisky Bats and Pussy Cats (Bloomsbury Children's Classics) 14 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Silly-Time Tales 14 copies
Il libro dei nonsense 14 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Moroney] 13 copies
Nonsense Alphabets 12 copies
Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense and More Nonsense 12 copies
Daffy Down Dillies: Silly Limericks 12 copies
The Family of Parrots 11 copies
The Cretan journal 11 copies, 1 review
Over the Land and Over the Sea: Selected Nonsense and Travel Writings 11 copies
The Table and the Chair ; a Poem 11 copies, 1 review
Of Pelicans and Pussycats 11 copies
A Book of Lear 10 copies
The Jumblies 10 copies
A Book of Learned Nonsense 10 copies, 1 review
There Was an Old Man ...: A Collection of Limericks 10 copies
Calico Pie and Other Nonsense 10 copies
Edward Lear in Albania: Journals of a Landscape Painter in the Balkans 10 copies, 1 review
There Was an Old Man...: A Gallery of Nonsense Rhymes 9 copies
Lear's Nonsense Verses 9 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Nonsense [Inpgpen] 9 copies
Laughable Lyrics 9 copies
Children's Classics Box Set: The Hare And The Tortoise And Other… 9 copies
THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHOSE NOSE...AND OTHER NONSENSE RHYMES by Edward… 9 copies, 1 review
Babbels en krabbels van Edward Lear 9 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Littlejohn] 8 copies
Edward Lear in the Levant: Travels in Albania, Greece and Turkey in… 8 copies
More Nonsense 8 copies
Edward Lear's Nonsense Verse 8 copies, 2 reviews
Two Laughable Lyrics 8 copies
The New Vestments 8 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Maxey] 8 copies
Nonsense songs and laughable lyrics 7 copies
For Lovers of Cats 7 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Muis] 6 copies
Edward Lear's Alphabet of Nonsense 6 copies
The Two Old Bachelors 6 copies
Die Geschichte von den vier kleinen Kindern, die rund um die Welt zogen 6 copies
Two Nonsense Stories (Grasshopper Bks.) 6 copies
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Edward Lear (Delphi Poets Series Book… 6 copies
Journal of a landscape painter in Corsica 6 copies
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets 6 copies
Later letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense" to… 6 copies
Nonsense Limericks (Faber Children's Classics) 5 copies
A Selection of Nonsense Verse 5 copies
Nonsense Alphabet Gb 5 copies
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Stories 5 copies, 1 review
The Owl and the Pussy-cat and Other Verses 5 copies
So Much Nonsense 5 copies
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes 5 copies
Diario di un viaggio a piedi 5 copies
Letters of Edward Lear, author of the Book of Nonsense, to Chichester… 5 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Falconer] 5 copies
Sämtliche Limericks. 5 copies
Collected Nonsense Songs of Edward Lear, The 4 copies
Read with Me: A Classic Collection of Stories & Verse. 4 copies
The history of the 7 families of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and The story of… 4 copies
For Lovers of Flowers and Gardens 4 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [West] 4 copies
Gromboolian Poems (Pichremac) 4 copies
The Owl and the Pussy-cat (Picture Books) [Ball] 4 copies
Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly and Other Nonsense 4 copies
The Poetry of Edward Lear 4 copies
THE BOOK OF NONSENSE TO WHICH IS ADDED MORE NONSENSE. 3 copies
THE Nonsense Books: The Complete Collection of the Nonsense Books of… 3 copies
Nonsense Book 3 copies
Edward Lear, the Corfu years: A chronicle presented through his letters… 3 copies
The Nonsense Alphabet of Edward Lear 3 copies
FIRST PUBLICATION Of This LEAR ALPHABET ABC. 3 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat (Little Books of Nonsense) 3 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat (Wendy Straw's Nursery Rhyme Collection) 3 copies
The Nutcrackers and the Sugar-Tongs 3 copies
Fabuleario 3 copies
Journals of a landscape painter in Albania, &c 3 copies
Bosh and Nonsense 3 copies
Edward Lear's Tennyson 3 copies
The Old Man and the Edible Suit (Picturemacs) 3 copies
Owl and the pussycat 3 copies
El Cuento De Los Cuatro Niños Que Dieron La Vuelta (Pipala) (Spanish… 3 copies
Edward Lear's Journals: a Selection edited by Herbert Van Thal 3 copies
Nonsense Stories and Poems CD 3 copies
The Owl and the Pussy Cat Went to Sea and Other Nonsense Verse 3 copies
Nonsense Stories and Alphabets 3 copies
Uma Viagem Atrapalhada. Os Jumblies 2 copies
Edward Lear in Greece;: A loan exhibition from the Gennadius Library,… 2 copies
bon appétit ! 2 copies
The owl and the pussycat, and more nonsense 2 copies
The Book of Nonsense 2 copies
Lear's Corfu : An Anthology Drawn from the Painter's Letters and Prefaced 2 copies
Lear In Sicily. Line Drawings By... Illustrating A Tour Made In May-July… 2 copies, 1 review
Edward Lear in Corsica 2 copies
Two famous nonsense stories 2 copies
Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke 2 copies
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c 2 copies
Edward Lear's the Scroobius Pip Completed By Ogden Nash 2 copies
Med skönhetens ärtgröna båt : nonsensdikter 2 copies
Nonsense Books With All the Original Ilustrations 2 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Nonsense Poetry (Quirky Classics) 2 copies
Die Ente und das Känguruh. Und andere Gedichte 2 copies
Big Book of nonsense / Bolshaya kniga chepukhi 2 copies
A drawing book alphabet 2 copies
LEAR IN THE ORIGINAL: Drawings and Limericks by Edward Lear for his Book… 2 copies
Edward Lear : selected poems 2 copies
Edward Lear in Southern Italy : journals of a landscape painter in… 2 copies
Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense and CD: With Lear's Original Illustrations 2 copies
A Nonsense birthday book: compiled from "the book of nonsense" and "more… 2 copies
Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots 2 copies
Edward Lear in Greece; a loan exhibition from the Gennadius Library,… 2 copies
Sire Hibou et dame Chat 2 copies
Edward Lear Parrots Postcards: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards 2 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [Rutherfords] 2 copies
El Omnibus, Sin Sentido 2 copies
L'homme qui voulait apprendre à marcher aux poissons 2 copies
The Owl and the Pussycat [King] 2 copies
The Jumbles 1 copy
Lear Omnibus, The 1 copy
Edward Lear's Indian Journal watercolours and extracts from the diary… 1 copy
The Owl & The Pussy-Cat—The Duck & The Kangaroo (Illustrated) 1 copy
Edward Lear's Nonsense Birds 1 copy
The Scroobious Pip by Edward Lear (1968-09-05) 1 copy
a book of limericks 1 copy
Dong co ma świecący nos i inne wierszyki Pana Leara Edwarda 1 copy
Lear Alphabet 1 copy
Забытий день рождения : Сказки… 1 copy
Edward Lear's Indian Journal 1 copy
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Southern Calabria, &C, 1852 (Classic… 1 copy
[The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse] (By: Edward Lear) [published:… 1 copy
Edward Lear - A New No Nonsense Alphabet 1 copy
Historien Om Fire Born, En Missekat Og En Kvanki-vanki 1 copy
Nonsense Verses 1 copy
The Book Of Nonsense 🎧 ✓… 1 copy
Minette et le hibou 1 copy
A WAS ONCE AN APPLE-PIE A Nonsense Alphabet 1 copy
Happy New Lear [A Guinness Christmas book] 1 copy
The Complete Nonsense Book Containing all the Original Pictures and… 1 copy
Knigi nonsensa 1 copy
Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley Hall (Illustrator) 1 copy
Owl and the Pussy Cat - Pop Up 1 copy
Owl & Pussy Cat *Exp* Lear E 1 copy
Sverchok na nosu 1 copy
Kniga bez smysla 1 copy
The tragical life and death of Caius Marius, Esqre., late Her Majesty's… 1 copy
Lir Edvard. Chistyy nonsense 1 copy
Книга чепухи 1 copy
Книги нонсенса 1 copy
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear. For narrator and orchetra. [Score.] (Lyrics) 1 copy
The birds of Edward Lear : a selection of 12 finest bird plates of the… 1 copy
Adeus, Ponta do Meu Nariz! 1 copy
El Llibre dels disbarats 1 copy
Tortoises, Terrapins, and Turtles Drawn From Life 1 copy
Kringle Krangles hat 1 copy
Edward Lear's Cats 1 copy, 1 review
Edward Lear's grumbuliske digte 1 copy
Historien om fire børn, en missekat og en kvanki-vanki 1 copy
Phantastische Reise 1 copy
El cuento de los cuatro niños que dieron la vuelta al mundo 1 copy
The Jumbles and Other Nonsense Verses 1 copy
OWLS AND PUSSY-CATS; Nonsense Verse. By Edward and Lewis Carroll.… 1 copy
The jumblies and other nonsense verses - Scholar's Choice Edition 1 copy
Edward Lear's Nonsense songs 1 copy
How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear {poem} 1 copy, 1 review
The Nonsense ABC's the Bye-Lo Series 1 copy
Edward Lears kompletter Nonsens. Ins Deutsche geschmuggelt von Hans Magnus… 1 copy
Edward Lear 1812-1888: A Loan Exhibition of Oil Paintings, Watercolours… 1 copy
Indian Journal: Watercolours and Extracts from the Diary of Edward Lear… 1 copy
A Coruja, o Gato e os Filhotes 1 copy
Edward Lear Limericks--Three Books in One: The Owl and the Pussy Cat, the… 1 copy
Edward Lear's Nonsense Stories and Poems/Cassette 1 copy, 1 review
The Owl & The Pussy Cat & other nonsense 1 copy
Poèmes sans queue ni tête d'Edward Lear 1 copy
Favorite Funny Poems 1 copy
Learovy třesky plesky česky 1 copy
I limericks di Edward Lear nella versione di Ottavio Fatica 1 copy
Edward Lear sketches of parrots relating to illustrations of the family of… 1 copy
A Treasury of Nonsense (1 Cass Stock no.7030) 1 copy
Sviňule pyramidální a jiné nesmysly 1 copy
Uued rõivad : [luuletus] 1 copy
The Owl and the Pussycat [Izawa / Hijikata] 1 copy
Edward Lear's Book of Mazes: Nonsense Rhymes and Limericks 1 copy
Disparatario 1 copy
De Uil en de Poes 1 copy
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Nonsense 1 copy
The owl and the pussycat nd the duck and the Kangaroo 1 copy
Travels of Edward Lear, The: [exhibition], 17 October-11 November 1983 1 copy
Pobble Who Has No Toes & Other Nonsense 1 copy
Nonsense rhymes and laughable lyrics 1 copy
Book of Nonsense 1 copy
The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Nonsense Verse (Mini Classics)… 1 copy
The Lear Omnibus. Filled up by R. L. Mégroz, etc 1 copy
The Nonsense Books Collection (ShandonPress) 1 copy
A Concordance to the Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear 1 copy
A Bit of Nonsense 1 copy
Rhymes of nonsense : an alphabet 1 copy
The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple & The Story of… 1 copy
Nonsense books. By: Edward Lear, with all the original illustrations:… 1 copy
Complete Nonsense 1 copy
The Owl and the Kitty Cat [Straw] 1 copy
His Shoes Were Far Too Tight: Poems by Edward Lear 1 copy
The Birds of Edward Lear 1 copy
Paesaggi mediterranei: lettere, 1833-1858 1 copy
Correspondence. Selections^Selected letters / Edward Lear ; edited by… 1 copy
Nonsense Songs And Laughable Lyrics: Verse. 1 copy
NONSENSE SONGS. 1 copy
Letters of Edward Lear to Chichester Fortescue and Frances Countess… 1 copy
Edward Lear's Indian Journal: Watercolours and Extracts from the Diary of… 1 copy
Edward Lear : Holloway 1812-Sanremo 1888 1 copy
Poèmes sans sens 1 copy
Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades,… 1 copy
Lear in the original: drawings and limericks by Edward Lear from his Book… 1 copy
Nonsense Rhyme (Audio: 5 plus) (English and Spanish Edition) 1 copy
Animal Songs (Door Hanger Book) 1 copy
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Also by Edward Lear
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (Contributor) 827 copies, 3 reviews
Favorite Poems of Childhood (Contributor) 617 copies
The Nation's Favourite Poems (some editions) 550 copies, 7 reviews
The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis (Contributor) 449 copies, 9 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (Contributor, some editions) 447 copies, 1 review
A Treasury of the World's Best Loved Poems (Contributor) 421 copies, 4 reviews
A Pocket Book of Modern Verse (Contributor, some editions) 392 copies, 1 review
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (Contributor) 392 copies, 1 review
The Lure of the Limerick (Illustrator) 245 copies, 7 reviews
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (Contributor) 226 copies
In the Nursery, Volume 1 (Contributor) 217 copies
The Literary Cat (Author) 206 copies
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (Contributor) 170 copies, 26 reviews
The New Junior Classics Volume 02: Stories of Wonder and Magic (Contributor) 160 copies, 3 reviews
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the… (Contributor) 110 copies, 2 reviews
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (Contributor) 94 copies, 1 review
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous… (Contributor) 90 copies
The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales (Contributor) 56 copies
The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children (Contributor) 55 copies
Best in Children's Books 17 50 copies
The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: 19th Century (European Literary… (Contributor) 38 copies
Best in Children's Books 03 36 copies
A Golden Land (Contributor; Illustrator) 35 copies
Best in Children's Books 38 34 copies
A Book of Nonsense (Contributor) 32 copies, 1 review
Companion Library: A Wonder Book / Nonsense Books 30 copies, 1 review
Journeys Through Bookland - Volume I (Author, some editions) 29 copies, 1 review
A Book of Nonsense (Contributor) 27 copies
Graphic Classics: Canine/Feline Classics (Contributor) 11 copies
Cats: Fifteen Complete Stories and Poems (Contributor) 5 copies
Galaxy (Contributor) 3 copies
Edward Lear (Holloway 1812-Sanremo 1888) (Photographer) 1 copy
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Date of birth
1812-05-12
Date of death
1888-01-29
Burial location
Cimitero monumentale della foce, Sanremo, Italy
Gender
male
Nationality
England
UK
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Birthplace
London, England, UK
Place of death
San Remo, Italy
Cause of death
Places of residence
Rome, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Education
Royal Academy Schools
Occupations
poet
painter
illustrator
Relationships
Church, Charles (friend)
Tennyson, Alfred (friend)
Tennyson, Emily Sellwood Tennys (friend)
Ruskin, John (friend)
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