A Child's Garden of Verses: Illustrated

by Jessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator), Robert Louis Stevenson

Overview

A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poetry for children about darkness and solitude by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. 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 the cherished classics "Foreign Children," "The Lamplighter," "The Land of Counterpane," "Bed in Summer," "My Shadow" and "The Swing."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781979192798
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/27/2017
Pages:	130
Sales rank:	633,376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.28(d)
Age Range:	5 Years

About the Author

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.