91ºÚÁÏÍø

James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Society and the Friends of the Library present

Edward Lear: Naturalist, Artist, Illustrator, Author, and Poet

By Robert McCracken Peck

Edward Lear (1812-1888), known today primarily as the author of literary nonsense and limericks, was also a notable ornithologist. Rare Books and Special Collections holds a collection of his original drawings and watercolours. A selection of them is currently on view in the fourth floor lobby of the McLennan Library.

Robert M. Peck, Senior Fellow, Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel University, is a writer, naturalist, and historian who has written extensively on ornithology and natural history.  He has recently published The Natural History of Edward Lear.

James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Society: One-Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Meeting

Monday, November 14, 2016

Redpath Museum – Auditorium

859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest

Reception: 5:00 p.m.
Presentation: 5:30 p.m.

All are welcome!

Image: Red-billed toucan (Ramphastos toucanus). Courtesy of 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Rare Books and Special Collections