tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651829402531743295.post7404463735393578888..comments2023-10-11T00:53:42.946-07:00Comments on A Monster Observatory: Edward Lear's Grotesque Ornithology, Anti-Colonial BestiaryDr Ian McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274889508215448048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651829402531743295.post-16198753710599839732022-07-17T16:25:41.065-07:002022-07-17T16:25:41.065-07:00Hi nice reading your bllogHi nice reading your bllogSchenectady Carpet Installationhttps://www.carpet-installers.com/us/carpet-repair-new-york/schenectady-carpet-installation.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651829402531743295.post-57776081566489542312011-07-18T06:01:17.444-07:002011-07-18T06:01:17.444-07:00I loved Edward Lear's creatures when I was lit...I loved Edward Lear's creatures when I was little. I read Hillaire Belloc too, with his grotesque scary poems about children burned by fire or eaten by lions. He used these as warnings against immoderate or dishonest behaviour. Lear inspired me to spend a long time in my room inventing creatures, including a book where the creature was split into 3 sections each on its own flap. Each section could then be turned to create endless grotesque variations. This may have been the start of my interest in monsters and 'others'.Lotus Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846514784130867038noreply@blogger.com