Winner of the Hawthornden Prize. Edward Lear is well-loved for his
'nonsenses', from joyous limericks to great love songs, and for his
wonderful natural history paintings, landscapes and travel writing.
But although Lear belongs to the age of Darwin and Dickens, his genius
for the absurd and his dazzling word-play make him a very modern spirit.
He was also a man of great simplicity and charm - children loved him -
yet his humour masked epilepsy, depression and loneliness. Jenny Uglow's
beautifully illustrated biography brings us his swooping moods,
passionate friendships and restless travels.
Above all it shows
how this uniquely gifted man lived all his life on the boundaries of
disciplines and desires - an exile of the heart.
Mr Lear : A Life of Art and Nonsense - Jenny Uglow
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