Posts Tagged ‘Edward Lear’
Poem of the Month: Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat”
Edward Lear, “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” I. 1 The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea 2 In a beautiful pea-green boat: 3 They [...]
Dickens’ Bicentenary: Why the Fuss?
We are entering the era of Victorian bi-centenaries. Robert Browning’s 200th birthday is on 7 May. Edward Lear follows close behind on 12 May. And then there’s Charles Dickens, who reaches his bi-centenary on 7 February. But I expect you already know that, because celebrations on his behalf have been going on for a while [...]
