/"yA-^-^arr iTICl^ T. Cornell University Library PN6110.N6 L45 1890 The book of nonsense, olin 1924 031 005 717 The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924031005717 THE BOOK OF NONSENSE THE BOOK OF NONSENSE COMPRISING ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BT Edward Lear AUTHOR ~ ' The Familly Of the Fsiltacidce," " Journal of a Landscape Painter i Greece and Albania," etc., etc. ..) LEIGHFILLE EDITION With Biographical Sketch of the Autlwr LONDON : SIMPKIN, MAESHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO GLASGOW: THOMAS D. MOEISON [DEDICATION] TO THE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, GRAND-NEPHEWS, AND GRAND-NIECES OF EDWARD, 13th EARL OF DERBY, THIS BOOK OF DRAWINGS AND VERSES (The greater part of which, were originally made and composed for their parents), IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR, , t EDWARD LEAR. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. ETdward Lear, artist and author, was born at Holloway, London, on the 12th of May, 18 12. He 'Was the youngest of a large family, and was of Danish descent. At the early age of fifteen he had to earn his own living. At first he made tinted drawings of birds and other objects, for phy- sicians, hospitals, naturalists, shops, and others. At the age of nineteen he obtained employment as a draughtsman ip the gardens of the Zoological Society; and in the following year (1832), even at this young age, he published a large andi important work on natural history, namely " The Family of the Psittacidae, " which jvas. one of the earliest volumes, of coloured plates of birds on a large^size published in England. He also at this' period assisted Gould in his important orni- thological drawings, and likewise did similar work for Pro- fessors Bell and Swainson, Sir W. Jardine, Dr. J. E. Gray, and others ; thereby thoroughly establishing his reputation for ability and proficiency. From 1832 to 1836 he was engaged ^t Knowsley, the residence of the Earl of Derby, in drawing the fine plates to the volume entitled " The Knowsley Menagerie " — a piece of very fine workmanship. With the Derby family Lear continued to be a great favourite; and it was for his patron's grand-children that he invented and produced his droll and unique work " i he Book of Nonsense, ' ' and which has since iachieved such extraordinary popularity; and has been a source of delight and amusement to multitudes, including even great *.' f men such 'as Ruskin, who has very strongly expressed his i; appreciation of the book. ■i From 1836 Lear chiefly devoted himself to landscape' ^work; and in 1837 he went abroad, partly on account of ' health and partly to prosecute his artistic work undei" fresh A circumstances. For several years he lived in Rome, where i he earned a good living as drawing master. Afterwards he wanc^ered as a landscape sketcher through, many parts of Southern Europe, as also in Palestine. Of these travels in various countries, he has written many very interesting vo- lumes, notably "Illustrated Excursions in Italy," "Journal of a Landscape Painter in Greece and Albania," " Journal of a Landscape Painter in Southern Albania," "Views in the Seven Ionian Islands," and " Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica " — all extremely interesting and well-written works. When he was over sixty years of age he visited India, at the invitation' of his friend Lord Northbrook, at that time Viceroy. During this visit to the East he executed many sketches and drawings of various descriptions. At an earlier period of his life he also had the honour of giving lessons in drawing to the late Queen Victoria. Oil paintings and other artistic productions from Lear's hand have been re- peatedly exhibited in the Suffolk Street Gallery and in the Royal Academy. 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