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Edward Lear had a wife, and she had an affair with Dr. Hassall Lear's physician
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Edward Lear wrote The Owl and the Pussy-cat poem in 1871.
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Edward Lear was born on May 12, 1812 and died on January 29, 1888. Edward Lear would have been 75 years old at the time of death or 203 years old today.
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Lear is famous for his nonsense poems, such as "The Owl and the Pussy Cat."
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Edward Lear is known as 'The Father of Limericks' for his popularization of the five-line humorous poem. Lear's book "A Book of Nonsense" published in 1846, contained numerous limericks that helped establish the form's popularity.
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Pobbles are one of the creatures from the Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear. They have no toes, and according to the story, they are really happier that way.
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Edward Lear did not invent the limerick, but he is credited with popularizing the form. Limericks have been around for centuries, originating in Ireland. Lear's famous book "A Book of Nonsense" helped to bring limericks into mainstream literature in the 19th century.
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Edward Lear wrote a book titled "A Book of Nonsense," which was published in 1846. This book contained many limericks and humorous poems that became popular and established Lear as a prominent writer of nonsense literature.
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'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe consists of 18 stanzas.
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Edward Lear wrote "The Owl and The Pussycat" for the three year old daughter of a friend, little Janet Symonds. She was ill at Christmas, and Mr. Lear wrote the poem to cheer her up. The Pussycat is based on his own beloved cat, Old Foss.
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Lear refers to the Shakespeare play King Lear. In the movie King lear is Harry's (Amitabh Bachchan) dream role
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"Pobble" seems to be a nonsense word or a character from a children's poem by Edward Lear. It does not have a specific meaning or well-known reference outside of Lear's literature.
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Edward Lear
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Yes he did...There once was a man from Peru / Who watched his wife making a stew / But once by mistake, / In the stove she did bake, / than unfortunate man from Peru.
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At the end of KING LEAR, King Lear dies with Cordelia on his hands, dead.
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The address of the Van Lear Historical Society is: Po Box 369, Van Lear, KY 41265
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The poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear features these characters who go out to sea in a beautiful pea green boat.
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