After You Mr. Lear: In the Wake of Edward Lear in Italy

By Maldwin Drummond

Book Overview

In the United States, Edward Lear is best remembered for his delightful limericks and other nonsense poetry. In 1996, Maldwin and his wife Gilly set off in their sailing yacht Gang Warily through the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574092553
• ISBN13: 9781574092554
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

"After You Mr. Lear" is a highly recommended addition to personal reading lists

Maldwin Drummond is a sailor and a farmer who got an idea. He cruised under sail with the specific goal of following in the wake of artist and nonsense poetry writer Edward Lear (1812-1888) The result is "After You Mr. Lear: In The Wake Of Edward Lear In Italy" which relates Maldwin Drummond's nautical and land-based adventures as a result of his unusual quest. Profusely illustrated with cartoons, paintings, photos, and maps, "After You Mr. Lear" is an intrinsically interested account of a modern-day cruise which was embarked upon as a voyage of discovery to the appreciation of armchair travelers and land-bound sailors. Drummond's deftly written accounts of leaving from the Isle of Wight aboard his yacht 'Gang Warily" and crossing the English Channel, then navigating the rivers and canals of France all the way to the Mediterranean, then sailing down the coast of Italy from the Rivera to Naples, then going inland to Campania, Basilicata, Sicily, and Calabria, will hold the reader's rapt attention from first page to last. "After You Mr. Lear" is a highly recommended addition to personal reading lists and community library collections.