A beautifully illustrated exploration of Edward Lear\'s little-known career as a natural-History artist--now in a new expanded paperback Edition Edward Lear (1812-1888) is best known today for his witty limericks and endearing nonsense verse.
But the celebrated author of The Owl and the Pussy-Cat also created some of the most stunning paintings of birds and mammals during an age when many species were just being discovered and brought to private menageries and zoos throughout Europe.
A beautifully illustrated exploration of Edward Lear\'s little-known career as a natural-History artist--now in a new expanded paperback Edition Edward Lear (1812-1888) is best known today for his witty limericks and endearing nonsense verse
