Edward Lear.

The Economist (US) | February 4, 1995 | Copyright

EDWARD LEAR. By Peter Levi. Macmillan; 362 pages; Pounds 20

HOW pleasant to know Mr Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff! Some think him ill-tempered and queer, but a few think him pleasant enough." It may come as a surprise to find among the latter Peter Levi, the author of a new biography of the man who gave the world, among other undying literary creations, "The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo", "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "The Jumblies" (see Lear's drawing alongside).

It is surprising for two reasons. First, because Mr Levi is a former professor of poetry at ...

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