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A Child’s Garden of Verses is a book of poetry for children. Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse Cummy (Alison Cunningham), who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses. The collection includes some of Stevenson’s most famous poems, including “The Land of Counterpane”, “My Shadow and “The Lamplighter”.
A Child’s Garden of Verses, volume of 64 poems for children by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1885. The collection, which Stevenson dedicated to Alison Cunningham (his childhood nurse), was one of the most influential children’s works in the 19th century, and its verses were widely imitated.
4.28. 26,362 ratings818 reviews. Up into the cherry tree. Who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands. And looked abroad on foreign lands. Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson.
May 26, 2008 · 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. Downloads: 1399 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
"A Child's Garden of Verses" was first published in London in 1885, and long ago became a children's classic; yet it is now for the first time made available as a supplementary reader for the primary grades in a suitable form and at a possible price.
Dec 29, 2021 · A Child's Garden of Verses. ←. front matter. A Child's Garden of Verses (1885) by Robert Louis Stevenson. To Alison Cunningham.
Feb 12, 2019 · A Child’s Garden of Verses is another classic by Stevenson; in many ways, it is a biography of his early life set to poetry. Stevenson wrote it when he was 35 years old, recalling his childhood joys and cares.
