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Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs
Nicholas Parsons, a lifelong fan of Edward Lear, revisits the book that gave the world The Owl and the Pussycat to explore the fine line between joy and melancholy in Lear’s writing and discover how the epileptic, bronchial, asthmatic depressive pioneered a new kind of poetry that married brilliant wordplay with astonishing artwork.
2 - 1The Faerie Queene Oct. 13, 2015- 2 - 2Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs Oct. 19, 2015
- 2 - 3The Mill on the Floss Oct. 25, 2015
- 2 - 4Confessions of an English Opium Eater Nov. 02, 2015
- 2 - 5Cider with Rosie Nov. 09, 2015
- 2 - 6Swallows and Amazons Nov. 16, 2015
