print email comment close Edward Lear Home Page URL: http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ Description: This site about "Edward Lear's Nonsense Poetry and Art" includes all of the writings by Lear, a biography, and commentary on his writings and art. Lear's "A Book of Nonsense," a collection of children's limericks, was first published in 1846. Searchable. Author: Graziosi, Marco Extra Keywords notablepoets Library of Congress Subject Headings: Artists, English Lear, Edward, 1812-1888 Limericks Nonsense verses, English People Poets, English -- 19th century LII Database Information: Record 88 created by on 07/02/2000 Last modification on 10/01/2004 Published: 07/02/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/88