A Child's Garden of Verses

Name: A Child's Garden of Verses
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Robert Louis Stevenson

Nov 2015 · Read Books Ltd

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From the author of Treasure Island, this wonderful book of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poetry for children is brought to life with splendid illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith.

A Child’s Garden of Verses is Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1885 collection of cherished children’s poems. Over 60 lyrical pieces are featured in this anthology, alongside glorious illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. The illustrator is known for her beautiful soft lines and colours, and the artwork in this volume brings much joy to Stevenson’s poetry.

This volume features the following poems:

Foreign Children
The Lamplighter
The Land of Counterpane
Bed in Summer
My Shadow
The Swing

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About the author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish writer of novels, essays, poetry, and short stories. He’s best known for his children’s adventure novel ‘Treasure Island’ (1883), his collection of poetry ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’ (1885), and his Gothic novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ (1886). He achieved celebrity status during his lifetime and his works are highly acclaimed to this day.

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