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 through the eyes of young speakers. The Scottish author dedicated this beloved work to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. The collection has been reprinted numerous times in illustrated editions and remains one of the most significant children's works of
the 19th century, inspiring countless imitations and adaptations across music and translation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 |
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| Illustrator | Sheldon, Myrtle, 1893- |
| Title | A Child's Garden of Verses |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Child%27s_Garden_of_Verses |
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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) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Joseph R. Hauser, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly 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. | 19722 |
| Release Date | Nov 6, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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