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Europe / Travel Writing

Over the Land and Over the Sea, Edward Lear

Edward Lear, a travel writer? Who knew? Famed for his books of nonsense poetry and accompanying doodles, Lear’s love was in fact lanscape painting and in the mid-19th century he travelled Europe and beyond in search of scenes suitable for his oils and watercolours. This collection brings together the familiar nonsense and the less familiar… Read More

Posted 21 years ago March 8, 2005
By Jonathan Turton
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