No-Nonsense Views Of Edward Lear

摘要

"The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea/In a beautiful pea green boat." So begins the famous poem by Edward Lear, the 19th century British artist and author. Best known for his nonsense literature, Lear was also a groundbreaking zoological illustra- tor. In honor of the bicentenary of his birth, London's Royal Society has opened an exhibition of rare books, drawings, and lithographs of his work entitled Edward Lear and the Scientists.