Author:Edward Lear

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Edward Lear (1812–1888)

See biography, media, quotes. English poet and artist; author of beloved nonsense poems such as "The Owl and the Pussycat"

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Poems 1.2 Limericks 1.3 Books 2 Works about Lear 3 See also

[edit] Works

[edit] Poems

• The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò
• The New Vestments
• The Owl and the Pussycat
• The Quangle-Wangle's Hat
• The Jumblies

[edit] Limericks

• There was a Young Lady of Hull
• There was an Old Man in a boat
• There was an old man of Hong Kong
• There was an Old Man of Kildare
• There was an old man of Thermopylæ
• There was an old man of Three Bridges
• There was an Old Man of Vesuvius
• There was an Old Man on a hill
• There was an old man in a tree
• There was an Old Man with a beard
• There was an Old Man with a nose
• There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!
• There was an old person of Brill
• There was an old person of Fife
• There was an Old Person of Ischia
• There was an old person of Putney
• There was an old person of Slough
• There was an old person of Stroud
• There was an old person of Wick
• There was a young lady in blue
• There was a young lady in white
• There was a Young Lady of Russia
• There was a Young Lady of Ryde
• There was a Young Lady of Tyre
• There was a young person in green

[edit] Books

• A Book of Nonsense 1st Book of Nonsense
• Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets 2nd Book of Nonsense
• More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc. 3rd Book of Nonsense

[edit] Works about Lear

• Edward Lear article in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

[edit] See also

• Edward Lear at Wikilivres

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.