Robert Louis Stevenson 
A Child’s Garden of Verses [EPUB ebook] 
Illustrated

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.’
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850–1894) 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.