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A Child's Garden of Verses
1885 poetry collection by Robert Louis Stevenson
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.[2] 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.[2]
Contents
A Child's Garden of Verses
- "Bed in Summer"
- "A Thought"
- "At the Sea-side"
- "Young Night Thought"
- "Whole Duty of Children"
- "Rain"
- "Pirate Story"
- "Foreign Lands"
- "Windy Nights"
- "Travelling"
- "Singing"
- "Looking Forward"
- "A Good Play"
- "Where Go the Boats?"
- "Auntie's Skirts"
- "The Land of Counterpane"
- "The Land of Nod"
- "My Shadow"
- "System"
- "A Good Boy"
- "Escape at Bedtime"
- "Marching Song"
- "The Cow"
- "Happy Tho