Aret lerian biography for kids

This Edward Lear biography explains what led Lear to write the funny limericks and nonsense poems for kids which made him so famous.

Lear was an author, artist, illustrator and poet and led an interesting but lonely and, at times, quite troubled life which I found fascinating to read about.

Like many gifted writers of the 19th century, he suffered from ill health all his life which is perhaps what made him such a great observer of people. 

Childhood

Edward Lear was born on 12 May 1812 in the village of Holloway in London to Ann and Jeremiah Lear.

Edward was Ann and Jeremiah's 20th child and was born into a comfortable middle-class household.

Unfortunately when Edward was four years old, his father's business collapsed and the family was forced to move into miserable lodgings.

Edward and his oldest sister, Ann, later moved into lodgings of their own where Ann raised her brother.

Ann was 21 years older