Category: Edward Lear
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George Orwell on Edward Lear
When I discovered that George Orwell – one of my 20th century heroes – had written an essay on Edward Lear, my biggest 19th century hero – I was fascinated to see what he had written.
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“the Morbids”
When I was seven I woke up one winter’s night in tears because we weren’t on a camping holiday.
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“How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear” by Jim Grant
Jim Grant’s outstanding school play captures perfectly the joy and the sadness which ran through both Lear’s life and his work.
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The Bream and the Mule
At this point Rob perhaps sensed I was getting a little overwrought, and suggested, probably by way of distraction, that I might enjoy trying to incorporate the words on the board into a poem.
Ramblings 