A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated, 1895

This is an early edition of A Child's Garden of Verses by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It contains a collection of poetry for children that concerns childhood, illness, play, and solitude.

The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems, including "Foreign Children", "The Lamplighter," "The Land of Counterpane", "Bed in Summer", "My Shadow", and "The Swing".

This ebook is a digitally remastered copy of the of the publication. It has been preserved in its original typeface with original black and illustrations for your enjoyment.

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137 pages (approx.) with Original Black and White Illustrations

Table of Contents

To Alison Cunningham
Bed in Summer
A Thought
At the Sea-side
Young Night Thought
Whole Duty of Children
Rain
Pirate Story
Foreign Lands
Windy Nights
Traveling
Singing
Looking Forward
A Good Play
Where Go the Boats?
Auntie's Skirts
The Land of Counterpane
The Land of Nod
My Shadow[2]
System
A Good Boy
Escape at Bedtime
Marching Song
The Cow
Happy Thought
The Wind
Keepsake Mill
Good and Bad Children
Foreign Children
The Sun's Travels
The Lamplighter
My Bed is a Boat
The Moon (poem)
The Swing
Time to Rise
Looking-glass River
Fairy Bread
From a Railway Carriage
Winter-time
The Hayloft
Farewell to the Farm
Northwest Passage: Good Night, Shadow March, In Port
The Child Alone

The Unseen Playmate
My Ship and I
My Kingdom
Picture-books in Winter
My Treasures
Block City
The Land of Story-books
Armies in the Fire
The Little Land
Garden Days

Night and Day
Nest Eggs
The Flowers
Summer Sun
The Dumb Soldier
Autumn Fires
The Gardener
Historical Associations
Envoys

To Willie and Henrietta
To My Mother
To Auntie
To Minnie
To My Name-child
To Any Reader