Nicholas Parsons
" How pleasant to know Mr Lear "

Edward Lear was a truly remarkable
man. Overcoming the most incredible
personal difficulties, he was sustained
throughout his arduous life by an
original sense of humour and a love of
the absurd, producing some of the most
marvellous comic verse ever written.
Now Nicholas Parsons gives a unique
insight into Lear’s personality and his
talent as he acts out a selection of his
work, including The Owl & the
Pussycat, The Jumblies, The Pobble and
the ever-popular Quangle-Wangle.