Facts about Edward Lear
Edward Lear died at 75 years old
Died: January 29, 1888
Best known as: The author of The Owl and the Pussycat
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Edward Lear Biography
Edward Lear was a highly-regarded nature and landscape artist, but he is much better remembered for the whimsical nonsense poetry and limericks he produced throughout his life. Among his best-known works are The Owl and the Pussycat, The Dong With a Luminous Nose, and The Jumblies.
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Lear once gave drawing lessons to Queen Victoria… He is sometimes compared with his fellow nonsense author Lewis Carroll… Lear’s former home in London is now the Edward Lear Hotel.
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