Author: Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.
Author: Mendelson, Edward.
Author: Huliska-Beith, Laura, 1964-
Publication year: 2010
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Sterling ; GMC Distribution [distributor],
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781402772948 (pbk.) : 1402772947 (pbk.) :
Series title: Poetry for young people
Extent: 48 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Description: Misunderstood by his peers & plagued by loneliness & low self-esteem, Edward Lear spent much of his time in the company of children, composing poems & songs for their amusement. In a detailed introduction, Mendelson looks at Lear's serious & silly sides before selecting 15 limericks & 18 longer poems by the 19th-century wordsmith.
Juvenile.