"Edward Lear is well known as the brilliant writer of nonsense poetry, children's books, and travel books who popularized the limerick, and wrote verses such as

The youngest but one of 21 children, Edward Lear had a constant struggle against ill-health, loneliness and depression throughout his life. This completely revi

Edward Lear began his career as an ornithological illustrator, becoming one of the first major artists to draw birds from living models. During this period he w

A sparkling biography of the poet and artist Edward Lear by the award-winning biographer Jenny Uglow Edward Lear, the renowned English artist, musician, author,

Edward Lear, known as an author of nonsense verse, was also an artist and natural history illustrator.