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Presents the life of a beloved children's writer and illustrator, describing his life as one of twenty-one children, his secret and violent struggle with epilepsy, his struggles with depression, and the inspiration for his works.
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Edward Lear was an English eccentric and an admirable poet whose nonsense verse has endeared him to generations of Americans. He was also a brilliant watercolorist and an intrepid traveler. To this lively study of the life and work of one of the most eminent Victorians, the distinguished biographer Peter Levi brings poetic sensitivity and wide-ranging erudition.
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