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
Зміст
Bed in Summer; A Thought; At the Sea-Side; Young Night-Thought; Whole Duty of Children; Rain; Pirate Story; Foreign Lands; Windy Nights; Travel; 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 Thought; The Wind; Keepsake Mill; Good and Bad Children; Foreign Children; The Sun Travels; The Lamplighter; My Bed is a Boat; The Moon; The Swing; Time to Rise; Looking-Glass River; Fairy Bread; From a Railway Carriage; Winter-Time; The Hayloft; Farewell to the Farm; North-West 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
Про автора
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.