Saturday 30 July 2016

The Old Person in gray (Edward Lear)


The  Old Person in gray (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Friday 29 July 2016

The Old Person whose habits induced him to feed upon rabbits (Edward Lear)


The  Old Person whose habits induced him to feed upon rabbits (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Thursday 28 July 2016

The Old Man of Girgenti (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man of Girgenti (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Wednesday 27 July 2016

The Old Man who forgot (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man who forgot (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Edward Lear's complete nonsense, translated into Russian, by Boris Arkhiptsev (Борис Архипцев)







Boris Arkhiptsev (Борис Архипцев) has recently completed his edition of the Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear after 25 years of translating the poems, and other works, into Russian. Here we can see the book jacket of this majestic and elegant volume of 750 pages. A significant part of the texts were translated into Russian for the first time. Arkhiptsev’s translations are distinguished with a rare blend of accuracy and faithfulness to the author. The book is bilingual: the Russian translations are set next to Edward Lear’s English texts and are accompanied by Lear's own illustrations. The publisher is «Геликон Плюс» (Helicon Plus, St. Petersburg). I have been informed by Boris that the book includes all Lear’s verses from my own book The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear (see previous Blog posting) and other texts by Lear. 



Monday 25 July 2016

Two book jackets for The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, published by Cape in 1984 & 2012


These are the two book jackets for The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, published by Jonathan Cape in 1984 and 2012. The book includes 330 illustrations by John Vernon Lord.

Saturday 23 July 2016

The Old Man in a garden (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man in a garden (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Friday 22 July 2016

The Old Person of Prague (Edward Lear)

The  Old Person of Prague (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Thursday 21 July 2016

The Old Person of Fife (Edward Lear)



The  Old Person of Fife (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Wednesday 20 July 2016

The Old Person of Ewell (Edward Lear)


The  Old Person of Ewell (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Tuesday 19 July 2016

The Old Person of Putney (Edward Lear)


The  Old Person of Putney (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Monday 18 July 2016

The Old Man of Kilkenny (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man of Kilkenny (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Sunday 17 July 2016

The Old Man of El Hums (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man of El Hums (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Saturday 16 July 2016

The Old Person of Ealing (Edward Lear),


The  Old Person of Ealing (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Friday 15 July 2016

The Old Man of Dundee (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man of Dundee (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Thursday 14 July 2016

The Old Man of Dumbree (Edward Lear)


The  Old Man of Dumbree (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Wednesday 13 July 2016

The Old Person of Dundalk (Edward Lear)



The  Old Person of Dundalk (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Tuesday 12 July 2016

The Duck and the Kangaroo (4) (Edward Lear)


The Duck and the Kangaroo (4) (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Monday 11 July 2016

The Duck and the Kangaroo (3) (Edward Lear)


The Duck and the Kangaroo (3) (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Sunday 10 July 2016

The Duck and the Kangaroo (2) (Edward Lear)


The Duck and the Kangaroo (2) (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Saturday 9 July 2016

The Duck and the Kangaroo (1) (Edward Lear)



The Duck and the Kangaroo (1) (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Friday 8 July 2016

The Old Man of the Isles (Edward Lear)



The Old Man of the Isles (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Thursday 7 July 2016

The Old Person of Down (Edward Lear)


The Old Person of Down (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Wednesday 6 July 2016

The Old Person of Dover (Edward Lear)


The Old Person of Dover (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Tuesday 5 July 2016

The Old Man of Three Bridges (Edward Lear),


The Old Man of Three Bridges (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Sunday 3 July 2016

The Young Lady of Dorking (Edward Lear)


The Young Lady of Dorking (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Friday 1 July 2016

The Old Person of Mold (Edward Lear)


The Old Person of Mold (Edward Lear),
an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear
Jonathan Cape, 1984.