"An introduction to the limerick and other zany rhymes made famous by Edward Lear in the 1850's." An online lesson plan aimed at creative writing classes; includes information on the history of the limerick form, as well as biographical material on Lear.
Includes a biography, a forum, and links.
A short story from Overnight to Many Distant Cities. New York: Penguin, 1983.
The Tate Gallery's Edward Lear holdings with details and some pictures.
from the National Portrait Gallery, London
All the zoological plates from Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots and Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall.
The life, paintings and complete Nonsense poems of Edward Lear, as well as news on Nonsense in general.
The hotel in Marble Arch, London, formerly the home of Edward Lear, Victorian painter and limerick writer.
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