The first nonsense poet, Edward Lear was brought up by his sisters. They taught him to draw, and he often focused on natural subjects. The result: Lear was first known as an ornithological draughtsman. Lear popularized the form of the limerick, which he wrote using both real and made up words. His first collection, A Book of Nonsense, was published in 1846. He followed with The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Pipple (1865) and his most famous The Owl and the Pussycat (1867). During Lear’s lifetime, people speculated that Edward Lear was a pseudonym for the Earl of Derby, to whom Lear dedicated his books. Both men were named Edward, and “Lear” is an anagram for “Earl.” But there’s no real evidence to corroborate the theory.
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