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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.