{"product_id":"9780571269556-mr-lear","title":"Mr Lear","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Life of Art and Nonsense\u003cbr\u003eA scrupulously forensic literary appreciation of Edward Lear and his 'nonsenses' by one of our most cherished historians - without losing any sense of fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTLS \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Hawthornden Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Lear is well-loved for his 'nonsenses', from joyous limericks to great love songs, and for his wonderful natural history paintings, landscapes and travel writing. But although Lear belongs to the age of Darwin and Dickens, his genius for the absurd and his dazzling word-play make him a very modern spirit. He was also a man of great simplicity and charm - children loved him - yet his humour masked epilepsy, depression and loneliness. Jenny Uglow's beautifully illustrated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e biography brings us his swooping moods, passionate friendships and restless travels. Above all it shows how this uniquely gifted man lived all his life on the boundaries of disciplines and desires - an exile of the heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536551092598,"sku":"9780571269556","price":12.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36338974.jpg?v=1774289185","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571269556-mr-lear","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}