Author(s): Edward Lear,Laura Huliska-Beith,Professor Edward Mendelson
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-06-01
Dimensions: 210.82 x 248.92 x 7.62mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: full colour throughout

Misunderstood by his peers and plagued by loneliness and low self-esteem, Edward Lear spent much of his time in the company of children, composing poems and songs for their amusement. In a detailed introduction, Mendelson looks at Lear's serious and silly sides before selecting 15 limericks and 18 longer poems by the 19th-century wordsmith. With useful commentary on each poem and fabulous, swirling illustrations by Laura Huliska-Beit, this book is the perfect introduction to the nonsensical world of Edward Lear.