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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 1,124 copies, 13 reviews
The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense 1,061 copies, 12 reviews
A Was Once an Apple Pie 658 copies, 11 reviews
A Book of Nonsense (Illustrator, some editions) 546 copies, 17 reviews
An Edward Lear Alphabet 205 copies, 11 reviews
The Quangle Wangle's Hat 173 copies, 9 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat 164 copies, 5 reviews
The Jumblies 151 copies, 1 review
The Pelican Chorus 117 copies, 1 review
Edward Lear's Nonsense Omnibus 98 copies, 1 review
Nonsense Songs 97 copies, 2 reviews
Nonsense Poems 92 copies, 1 review
Edward Lear's Nonsense Books 87 copies, 1 review
The Scroobious Pip (Author) 78 copies, 3 reviews
The Owl and the Pussycat [Beck] 73 copies, 3 reviews
Nonsense Songs and Stories 39 copies, 1 review
Gorey x 3 (Author) 36 copies
Nonsense! 34 copies, 3 reviews
The Duck and the Kangaroo 25 copies, 1 review
ABC 18 copies
Edward Lear : selected letters (Author; Author) 18 copies
Teapots and Quails 18 copies, 1 review
Whizz! 14 copies, 1 review
Limericks 14 copies, 1 review
The Cretan journal 10 copies, 1 review
BOOK OF LEARNED NONSENSE 10 copies, 1 review
A Book of Lear 10 copies
The Jumblies 9 copies
More Nonsense 8 copies
Edward Lear's Nonsense Verse 8 copies, 2 reviews
Nonsense Book 3 copies
Fabuleario 2 copies
Calico pie 1 copy
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Also by Edward Lear
Favorite Poems of Childhood (Contributor) 569 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (Contributor, some editions) 443 copies, 1 review
The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis (Contributor) 425 copies, 9 reviews
A Pocket Book of Modern Verse (Contributor, some editions) 389 copies
The Lure of the Limerick (Illustrator) 237 copies, 6 reviews
The Literary Cat (Author) 200 copies
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (Contributor) 89 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales (Contributor) 53 copies
A Golden Land (Contributor; Illustrator) 33 copies
Journeys Through Bookland - Volume I (Author, some editions) 30 copies, 1 review
A Book of Nonsense (Contributor) 29 copies, 1 review
A Book of Nonsense (Contributor) 26 copies
Graphic Classics: Canine/Feline Classics (Contributor) 10 copies, 1 review
Galaxy (Contributor) 3 copies
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Canonical name
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Other names
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
Country (for map)
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)
Organizations
Awards and honors
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Disambiguation notice

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