Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Poetry of Edward Lear sold at 20.93 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Edward Lears extraordinary nonsense verse has been beloved by all generations since it was first published in the mid19th century Featuring such timeless poems as The Owl and the Pussycat and The Quangle Wangles Hat the master of nonsense is sure to enchant readers with his delightful imagination Containing all of his nonsense poems as well as his limericks and nonsense alphabets illustrated by Lear himself this is the essential collection for fans of Edward Lear
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Utterly delightful to read aloud and for parent and child to share Edward Lears humorous verses shine with irrepressible joy and rhythm Filled with exuberantly nonsensical madeup words like Scroobius Pip and pobble that tickle the funny bone his work gives free rein to youthful imaginations What better to foster a love of poetry than the immediately appealing The Owl and the PussyCat with its effortless rhymes songlike beat and charming animal characters Or The Quangle Wangles Hat which tells the tale of a creature who warmly welcomes everyoneand so makes everyone cheerful In Dingle Bank even some young and mischievous boys punished by their schoolmaster make the best of their situation and succeed in having a good time Bright and fanciful paintingsall as wildly energetic and unrestrained as the language itselfadd to the enjoyment 20 examples of Lears finest poems will entice children over and over againand as always this acclaimed series features fascinating biographical information introductions to each verse and full annotations that define difficult vocabulary
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Edward Lear Selected Poems Poetry sold at 21.94 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
This is a selection of poetry by the Victorian writerillustrator Edward Lear Born in 1812 he was an accomplished painter traveller and zoologist and a friend of Lord Tennyson Today he is mainly remembered for his nonsense songs such as The Owl and the Pussycat and YonghyBonghyBo
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Drawings from Edward Lears Egyptian travels are gathered and matched with travelogues in this neverbeforepublished collection Lear famous for his nonsense poetry and prose as well as his landscape paintings traveled extensively in Europe the Middle East and India and documented his sojourns in what has been described as poetical topography However Lear never fulfilled his intention to document his adventures in Egypt where he traveled during the later half of the 19th century Compiling a selection of his most picturesque and informative watercolors from these voyages and uniting them with extracts from his travel diary as well as quotations from his poetry this retrospective account offers a charming view of Lear as a travel artist
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Edward Lear is famous as the author of A Book of Nonsense and of the timeless childrens songs The Owl and the Pussycat and 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 twentyone children he was rejected by his mother and brought up by his eldest sister Almost entirely selftaught at the age of nineteen Lear published Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots one the finest books of ornithological illustration ever produced Then at the age of twentyfive he turned his back on this early success to become a traveller and landscape painter Largely unrecognized during his lifetime he is now considered to be one of the finest painters of the Victoria age Always an outsider yet at ease with the noblest in the land Lear was a friend of the PreRaphaelites and of Tennyson and was drawing master to Queen Victoria Loved by the children whom he entertained with his songs and stories he was an innovator in both literature and art bringing the largely oral tradition of Nonsense into the literary fold and accompanying his verses with powerful but simple drawings that were revolutionary in their day and set the pattern for modern cartoon illustration
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Edward Lear in the Levant sold at 113.07 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
This book published in the centenary year of Lears death is a compilation of paintings sketches letters and journals many previously unpublished of one of Lears earliest and most remarkable journeys Lear travelled constantly across countries still dangerous and unknown to Western Europeans usually alone or with one servant often on foot As he travelled he captured in word and illustration the sublimity of the landscape the richness of costume and the character of the people he encountered Victorian Europe was both appalled and fascinated by the Greece he portrayed whilst through his bizarre cartoons he received recognition from the Surrealists as a forerunner of their movement
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Book is in UsedVeryGood condition Pages and cover are clean and intact Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting 165
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An acrobatic alphabetic collection of rhymes and wordplay introduces the youngest of children to each letter of the alphabet and is accompanied by energetic artwork by the illustrator of The Maestro Plays
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This book is the first fully illustrated study to relate this much neglected aspect of his genius to the talents that have made him known and loved throughout the world With 40 color and 50 blackandwhite illustrations
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A collection of nonsense poems by Edward Lear illustrated by Leslie Brooke one of the most popular illustrators of the early twentieth century
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Although his status as a household name was established through his nonsense poems and limericks Edward Lears talents as a painter have recently been increasingly widely recognized The major exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1985 in particular did much to enhance his reputation Lear was a superb ornithological draughtsman Sir David Attenborough regards him as the finest ever and indeed early in his career earned his living from his skills in this field The other area in which his genius shone through was that of his delicate watercolours made on his worldwide travels and used as the basis for more finished watercolours and oils In this book Vivien Noakes an authority on Lear has placed his painting in the context of his unconventional life She also examines each colour plate and evaluates what Lear was trying to do in the painting and how well he succeeded
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Focusing on the lives and work of five writers of the late19th and early20th century who are best remembered for their remarkable books for children this is a study of Edward Lear Lewis Carroll JM Barrie Kenneth Grahame and AA Milne It examines their personal reasons for writing fantasy works that have found lasting appeal with children and adults and also the cult of childhood in lateVictorian society that provided the background for their writing Includes an epilogue looking at the Harry Potter phenomenon
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Surveys the paintings and drawings of Edward Lear and discusses his career as a writer and artist
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There was an Old Man of Tobago Lived long on rice gruel and sago But at last to his bliss The physician said this To a roast leg of mutton you may go This original limerick inspired Lear to create more than one hundred in his First Book of Nonsense Written to amuse the children of his patron the Earl of Derby the book far exceeded the authors expectations reaching 19 printings in his lifetime becoming top in the Pall Mall Gazettes List of the Best Hundred Authors chosen by John Ruskin and going on to amuse children and adults up to the present day Yet as Vivien Noakes reveals there was much more to Lear than his acclaimed limericks and cartoons The youngest but one of 21 children Lear had a constant struggle against illhealth loneliness and depression throughout his life An innovator in art and literature he was born both out of time and out of place finding the narrowness and provincialism of life in England stultifying and travelling constantly in order to find a climate and a culture that suited him The story of Lears life is both deeply poignant and hugely uplifting This new edition of Vivian Noakess highly acclaimed biography is completely revised
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A reimagining of one of Shakespeares most wellread tragedies by the contemporary critically acclaimed master of domestic dramaHenry Dunbar the once allpowerful head of a global media corporation is not having a good day In his dotage he hands over care of the corporation to his two eldest daughters Abby and Megan but as relations sour he starts to doubt the wisdom of past decisions nbsp Now imprisoned in Meadowmeade an upscale sanatorium in rural England with only a demented alcoholic comedian as company Dunbar starts planning his escape As he flees into the hills his family is hot on his heels But who will find him first his beloved youngest daughter Florence or the tigresses Abby and Megan so keen to divest him of his estate nbsp Edward St Aubyn is renowned for his masterwork the five Melrose novels which dissect with savage and beautiful precision the agonies of family life His take on King Lear Shakespeares most devastating family story is an excoriating novel for and of our times an examination of power money and the value of forgiveness
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