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Bye Bye Pussycat

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Stevyn Colgan annouces that he is closing down his Runcible Spoon blog, devoted to interpretations of the poems of Edward Lear and posts a best-of selection, as well as a step-by-step illustration of how he did his own version of … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Audubon and Edward Lear

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Booktryst: A Nest for Book Lovers has a beautifully illustrated post on Edward Lear’s difficult relationship with John Gould, “Britain’s Audubon.” The conclusion quotes Lear’s famous reaction when he heard of Gould’s death in 1881: John Gould’s desire to be … Continue reading →

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