A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

"A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of 64 poems published in 1885. Written from a child's perspective, these influential verses capture the imagination and experiences of childhood. The Scottish author dedicated this beloved work to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. The collection has been reprinted countless times in illustrated editions and widely imitated, establishing itself as one of the most significant children's works of the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Illustrator Kirk, Maria Louise, 1860-1938
Title A Child's Garden of Verses
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Child%27s_Garden_of_Verses
Note Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#19722 (1916; B & W illustrations)
#25608 (1905; Single Tone illustratons)
#25609 (1905; Illustrations in Color)
#25610 (1895; B & W illustrations)
#25611 (----; B & W illustrations)
#25617 (1900; Illustrations in Color)
#28722 (1919; Illustrations in Color)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Children's poetry, English
Category Text
EBook-No. 28722
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Most Recently Updated Aug 8, 2019
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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