Edward Lear wrote a well-known autobiographical poem that begins 'How pleasant to know Mr Lear ' But how well do we really know him? On the one hand he is, in John Ashbery's words, 'one of the most popular poets who ever lived'; on the other hand he has often been overlooked...
Edward Lear wrote a well-known autobiographical poem that begins 'How pleasant to know Mr Lear ' But how well do we really know him? On the one hand he is, in John Ashbery's words, 'one of the most popular poets who ever lived'; on the other hand he has often been overlooked...