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 verses capture the wonder and imagination of childhood through the eyes of young speakers. The Scottish author dedicated this influential work to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. The collection has been reprinted countless times in illustrated editions and is considered one of the most significant children's works of the 19th century, inspiring generations of poets who followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Illustrator Mars, E. (Ethel), 1876-
Illustrator Squire, Maud Hunt, 1873-
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:
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#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: 78.6 (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. 25617
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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