Edward Lear
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Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1812 - 1888
Occupation
Poet
Description
Illustrator, author, and poet. Notable for creating the literary style 'literary nonsense' in his limericks and literary works, which use real and imagined words. Notable books include 'A Book of Nonsense' (1846). Notable illustrations include those of birds and animals.