num_pages: 305
description: Epilepsy caused Edward Lear literally to see a different world from other people, Susan Chitty penetrates the complicated psychology of a Victorian homosexual, who travelled extensively but found love eluded him. She reveals details of his personality and an insight into the life of a talented and eccentric man.
title: Singular Person Called Lear: A Biography of Edward Lear, Artist, Traveller, and Prince of Nonsense
titlecomplete: Singular Person Called Lear: A Biography of Edward Lear, Artist, Traveller, and Prince of Nonsense
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Diane Pub Co