Background
She was born Vivien Mary Langley, daughter of noted aeronautical engineer Marcus Langley and educated at Dunottar School, but left with A-levels.
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Edward Lear, 1812-1888
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Book by Noakes, Vivien
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The Painter Edward Lear
(Although his status as a household name was established t...)
Although his status as a household name was established through his nonsense poems and limericks, Edward Lear's talents as a painter have recently been increasingly widely recognized. The major exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1985 in particular did much to enhance his reputation. Lear was a superb ornithological draughtsman - Sir David Attenborough regards him as the finest ever - and indeed early in his career earned his living from his skills in this field. The other area in which his genius shone through was that of his delicate watercolours, made on his worldwide travels and used as the basis for more "finished" watercolours and oils. In this book Vivien Noakes, an authority on Lear, has placed his painting in the context of his unconventional life. She also examines each colour plate and evaluates what Lear was trying to do in the painting and how well he succeeded.
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The Painter Edward Lear by Vivien Noakes (1991-05-30)
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Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer, Revised Edition
(There was an Old Man of Tobago Lived long on rice, gruel ...)
There was an Old Man of Tobago Lived long on rice, gruel and sago But at last, to his bliss The physician said this To a roast leg of mutton you may go. This original limerick inspired Lear to create more than one hundred in his First Book of Nonsense. Written to amuse the children of his patron, the Earl of Derby, the book far exceeded the author's expectations - reaching 19 printings in his lifetime, becoming top in the Pall Mall Gazette's 'List of the Best Hundred Authors' (chosen by John Ruskin), and going on to amuse children and adults up to the present day. Yet, as Vivien Noakes reveals, there was much more to Lear than his acclaimed limericks and cartoons. The youngest but one of 21 children, Lear had a constant struggle against ill-health, loneliness and depression throughout his life. An innovator in art and literature, he was born both out of time and out of place, finding the narrowness and provincialism of life in England stultifying and travelling constantly in order to find a climate and a culture that suited him. The story of Lear's life is both deeply poignant and hugely uplifting. This new edition of Vivian Noakes's highly acclaimed biography is completely revised
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Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer, Revised Edition by Vivien Noakes (2004-08-19)
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Vivien Noakes
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Education
Somerville College.
Career
She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. lieutenant was not until later in life that she took her degree at Manchester College, Oxford, and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was subsequently lecturer. She lectured at Harvard University and at the Yale Center for British Artist
She was an expert on Edward Lear and on the literature of World War I.
She died of cancer the day after her 74th birthday, a month after suffering a stroke.
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book
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The Painter Edward Lear
(Although his status as a household name was established t...)
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Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer, Revised Edition
(There was an Old Man of Tobago Lived long on rice, gruel ...)
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Edward Lear, 1812-1888
(Book by Noakes, Vivien)
- Edward Lear, the Life of a Wanderer
- The Painter Edward Lear by Vivien Noakes (1991-05-30)
- Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer, Revised Edition by Vivien Noakes (2004-08-19)
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The Painter Edward Lear
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Died
February 17, 2011 (aged 74)