Inventing Edward Lear
| Author | : Sara Lodge |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2019-02-04 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674971158 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674971159 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Inventing Edward Lear by : Sara Lodge
Download or read book Inventing Edward Lear written by Sara Lodge and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
