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One of Edward Lear's best know poems begins, "'How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!' / Who has written such volumes of stuff! / Some think him ill-tempered and queer, / But a few think him pleasant enough." As Vivien Noakes--author of the definitive biography of Lear--demonstrates in this remarkable collection of letters, it is indeed pleasant to know Mr. Lear.
Though best known today for his volumes of Nonsense poetry and his classic work, "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," Edward Lear in his time was considered the finest ornithological draftsman in Europe (the equal of Audubon) and a highly accomplished landscape painter. Acquainted with the Tennysons and members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he also corresponded with zoologists, politicians, peers, children. Indeed, his interests and travels were remarkably wide, and his collected letters range through a broad spectrum of Victorian life, from his early days as an ornithological draftsman, his eleven years in Rome, his return to England in 1850, his travels to remote parts of the world, and his retirement in San Remo. In addition to fascinating descriptions of the contemporary art world, his own painting and writing, and his voyages to far-flung places, the letters are filled with Lear's characteristic absurdities and Nonsense, often accompanied by whimsical pen-and-ink drawings of Lear and his beloved cat Old Foss.
The only comprehensive collection of Lear's letters available, this charming volume will appeal to anyone who delights in the nonsensical or is curious about the lives of Victorian artists and writers.

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Vivien Noakes is the author of Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer.
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'well-edited selection' Sunday Telegraph 'The scrupulously edited letters enable us to hear him clearly' Sunday Times 'a volume put together with authority by Vivien Noakes' Guardian 'his letters, admirably selected and expertly edited by Vivien Noakes, are in large part a pictureque travelogue.' Observer 'Vivien Noakes, Lear's earlier biographer, provides an extensve selection of his letters, meticulously edited and scrupulously annotated. The letters are spr inkled with comic drawings, graced with a wit and fluency of line which make one realise how lifeless the illustrations to the nonsense books have been made by Victorian prcocesses of reproduction.' Times Literary Supplement, 29.7.88 'The delights of this limited selection emphasise all the more clearly the need for a complete edition of the correspondence.' Financial Times 'scholarly new edition' The London Evening Standard 'modest and classic publication ... I can think of no likely collection of modern letters by a painter or a poet that I would treasure like old Lear's' Daily Telegraph Mrs Noakes is the Egeris of Edward Lear studies, and everyone is in debt to her patient research... a concise but rich volume, crisply annotated' Alan Bell, The Spectator 'Vivien Noakes's Selected Letters ... is a model of intelligent service to Lear, as was her biography of him. Readers of Lear owe her a debt so great that it cannot be paid but only acknowledged.' Country Life 'One learns more about the 'complicated personality' through Vivien Noakes' excellent Selected Letters ... included in the letters are the enchanting drawings that appear in the originals.' Gay Times 'handsome and immaculately edited selection of his letters ... For all lovers of that 'Derry down Derry' there can be nohing but gratitude for this rich selection, in which fun and good sense are always present. We must be grateful to Ms Noakes for her masterly editing and to Oxford for making such a handsome and durable book.' The Junior Bookshelf This welcome book reveals his rich personality in all its moods.' Day by Day 'This selection is expertly edited by the author of a recent sterling biography of Lear.' Martin Fagg, Church Times 'It's almost like listening in on a private chat.' Times Educational Supplement 'sensitive and perceptive' Susan Shatto, Queen's University of Belfast, Notes and Queries, March 1991

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