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 imaginative world of childhood through the eyes of young speakers. The Scottish author dedicated this beloved work to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. Widely imitated and repeatedly reprinted in illustrated editions, the collection has shaped children's poetry for over a century, offering timeless reflections
on play, gardens, and a child's inner life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 |
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| Illustrator | Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 |
| 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) |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (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. | 25609 |
| Release Date | May 26, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 8, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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