Edward Lear is known to us all for his nonsense poems, his brilliant natural history paintings, his landscapes and his travel writing. He belongs solidly in the age of Darwin and Dickens - he gave Queen Victoria drawing lessons, and he counted Tennyson as one of his many friends. But his genius for the absurd and his dazzling word play make him a very modern spirit. This beautifully illustrated biography brings Edward Lear to life for us – a uniquely gifted man who lived all his life on the boundaries of rules and structures, disciplines and desires.
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