Author(s): Edward Lear
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 288
Publisher: Everyman
Language: English
Date Published: 1992-10-29
Dimensions: 161 x 210 x 23mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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Illustrations: b&w illustrations, 2-colour endpapers, bookplate

Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846.