“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” has delighted generations of children, and this thoroughgoing picture book biography carefully documents the life of its author, Edward Lear (1812–1888).

Much childhoodâ and adultâ delight can be attributed to a certain Edward Lear who conjured up, among other beings, an old man ...

The most famous poet to write limericks was Edward Lear in the 19th century. He wrote lots of funny limericks in a collection called A Book of Nonsense. Watch the film again to hear an example of ...