Inventing Edward Lear

Edward Lear-the father of nonsense-wrote some of the best-loved poems in English. He was also admired as a naturalist, landscape painter, travel writer, and composer. Awkward but funny, absurdly sympathetic, Lear invented himself as a Victorian character. Sara Lodge offers a moving account of one of the era's most influential creative figures.

Edward Lear - tatal prostiei - a scris cateva dintre cele mai iubite poezii in limba engleza. De asemenea, a fost admirat ca naturalist, pictor de peisaje, scriitor de calatorii si compozitor.