Laugh it off: The Complete Collection of Humorous Poetry and Paintings by Edward Lear

Author: Edward Lear (English)
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Edward Lear must be regarded as one of the most peculiar figures in the history of English literature, both in the past and now. With what he considered merely a form of entertainment, Edward Lear had managed to occupy an inconspicuous place in the hall of fame until the literary world of the 19th century declared these works highly favored. Edward Lear is renowned as the pioneer of British "nonsense" poetry, while the things he seriously pursued and regarded as his true profession were landscape painting.