Literary nonsense from a combination of both sources. Though not the first to write this hybrid kind of nonsense, Edward Lear developed and popularized it in his many limericks (starting with "A Book of Nonsense", 1846) and other famous texts such as "The Owl and the Pussycat", "The Dong with a Luminous Nose," "" and "The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Around the World". Lewis Carroll continued this trend, making literary nonsense a worldwide phenomenon with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871). Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky", which appears in the latter book, is often considered quintessential
George Lear In 1845 Lear married Sydney White. They had three children, Henry, Cordelia and Mary. Henry would become a lawyer. In 1865, Lear was appointed president of the Doylestown National Bank, which position he kept until his death. His son Henry was his successor. Lear was a leading participant in the state's 1872–73 constitutional convention. In 1875, he was appointed state Attorney General, which he served until 1879. Lear died at home in 1884, and was buried in the Doylestown cemetery. George Lear George Lear (February 16, 1818May 23, 1884) was a prominent Doylestown, Pennsylvania lawyer and banker, who served as