Works
"The Owl and the Pussycat", "The Owl and the Pussycat", "The Story of the Four Little Children Who We, "The Two Old Bachelors", The Book of Nonsense
ANS Edward Lear Exhibit
All the zoological plates from Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidœ, or Parrots and Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall.
Donald Barthelme, The Death of Edward Lear
A short story from Overnight to Many Distant Cities. New York: Penguin, 1983.
E. Lear Portraits
from the National Portrait Gallery, London
Edward Lear
The Tate Gallery's Edward Lear holdings with details and some pictures.
Edward Lear Books Central
Includes a biography, a forum, and links.
Edward Lear Home Page
The life, paintings and complete Nonsense poems of Edward Lear, as well as news on Nonsense in general.
Edward Lear Hotel, Marble Arch, London
A commercial website for the hotel "formerly the home of Edward Lear, the famous Victorian painter and limerick writer."
Lear translations by Alik Gotlib
A small selection of limericks translated into Russian, accompanied by some of Lear's original drawings.
Lear, Limericks and Literature
"An introduction to the limerick and other zany rhymes made famous by Edward Lear in the 1850's." An online lesson plan aimed at creative writing classes; includes information on the history of the limerick form, as well as biographical material on Lear.
Selected Poetry of Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Some of the best-known poems from Representative Poetry Online at the Univ. of Toronto