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Introduced by a foreword from world-renowned children's author and Lear devotee, Julia Donaldson, this is a book to be treasured by Lear fans both old and young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to look out for Julia Donaldson's sequel to this much-loved poem, \u003ci\u003eThe Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204090724530,"sku":"9780723297277","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780723297277_8055c6f3-5f9b-445c-92bc-f7abf964ee18.jpg?v=1786014813"},{"product_id":"9780573613548","title":"The Owl and the Pussycat","description":"Full Length, Comedy \u003cp\u003eCharacters: 1 male, 1 female\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterior Set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a San Francisco loft, aspiring author Felix focuses his binoculars on a prostitute plying her trade. 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Edward Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848 came about when an outbreak of cholera closed off all other routes out of Salonica - the port in which he arrives as these journals begin - setting him off on this unusual adventure. His meticulous journals offer a unique insight into the Balkans in this period; the difficulties and romance of travelling in Albania - especially as an Englishman, visiting places never previously seen by foreigners; and the profound effect of the landscape and its people on an artist's mind. Lavishly illustrated with the artist's own paintings and suffused with a unique charm, \"Edward Lear in Albania\" catalogues his idiosyncratic observations of this beautiful and unknown land. Including vivid insights into the environment, culture and politics of the period, these Journals offer an intimate portrait of a wild yet captivating corner of Europe.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307822428533,"sku":"9781845116026","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781845116026_c418f48c-7bc8-496c-bba4-5ca55915bc33.jpg?v=1786028554"},{"product_id":"9781847499356","title":"The Complete Nonsense Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly edition in print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, which collects the four books of “nonsense” published by Lear during his lifetime, contains all of his most celebrated verse and prose productions, from his first collection of limericks, A Book of Nonsense, to his Nonsense Songs and Stories – which includes ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’, long considered one of the nation’s favourite poems, as well as many lesser-known pieces composed in the same waywardly imaginative vein.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbodying his passion for the absurd, Lear’s limericks, stories, alphabets and botanical sketches, each accompanied by one of the author’s beguiling original illustrations, are fun, lyrical, lively and hilarious, and have enchanted children and adults since their first appearance in print.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308447576437,"sku":"9781847499356","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781847499356_ae7730d4-13a2-45e1-b276-984aba53f9a0.jpg?v=1786029512"},{"product_id":"9781857159073","title":"A Book Of Nonsense","description":"Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. 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Here can be found such exuberant and timeless verse as 'The Owl and the Pussy-cat', 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat' and numerous comic limericks, along with stories, letters, alphabets and recipes, all accompanied throughout with his fantastical line drawings. Gently pointing out human follies and the absurdities of the conventional Victorian society in which he lived, Lear's nonsense has enchanted children and adults alike for generations.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311563977077,"sku":"9780140424652","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780140424652_f44de933-5e52-4838-8600-693dc787acf5.jpg?v=1786011414"},{"product_id":"9780762468607","title":"The Scroobious Pip","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautifully reimagined and illustrated edition of classic poet Edward Lear's unfinished nonsense verse poem by award-winning illustrators Charles Santore and Nicholas Santore, which celebrates diversity and the importance of accepting others.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Chippetty tip! Chippetty tip! 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Award-winning illustrator, Charles Santore, crafted a fabulously clever interpretation of the illusive Pip before his death in 2019, and his son, acclaimed artist Nicholas Santore, has fully realized his father’s vision in the beautiful paintings that bring to life Lear’s humorous nonsensical poem.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311927767413,"sku":"9780762468607","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780762468607_ab6e1386-70ae-4f4e-9e89-41542eec32cb.jpg?v=1786015899"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-edward-lear.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}