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A Child's Garden of Verses
- 116 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 1885
- 115 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
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. The poems, which have been widely imitated, are written from the point of view of a child. Stevenson dedicated the collection to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham.
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Good for readers who want: happiness, politics, poetry, and a short read.
- Joy
- Happiness
- Politics and government
- Children's poetry
- Poetry
- Toy and movable books
- Miniature books
- Children
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