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A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Jannat Messenger
- 1885
May 26, 2008 · A collection of poems for children by the Scottish author and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. The eBook contains 142 verses with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith and a dedication to his stepdaughter Alison Cunningham.
May 26, 2008 · A classic collection of poems for children by the Scottish author and adventurer. Download or read online for free in various formats and languages, with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Jannat Messenger
- 1885
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.
Read online a collection of poems for children by the Scottish author and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson. The poems explore themes of nature, imagination, play, and dreams.
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.
This volume contains all the poems originally appearing under the title "A Child's Garden of Verses." The poems grouped under "The Child Alone," "Garden Days," and "Envoys" have been omitted, as many of them are too philosophical to be understood by children in the primary grades.
