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A Child's Garden of Verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

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  • 30 min read
  • 55 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of poetry published in 1885. This influential volume contains 64 poems written from a child's perspective, capturing the wonder and imagination of childhood. Dedicated to Stevenson's childhood nurse, these widely imitated verses have shaped children's literature for generations. The Scottish author's work has been reprinted countless times in illustrated editions, adapted into musical recordings, and even translated into Latin, cementing its place as a cornerstone of 19th-century children's poetry.

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  • Children's poetry, English

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Armies in the Fire 90

At the Sea-Side opposite 30

Auntie's Skirts 29

Autumn Fires 89

Bed in Summer 11

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Contents

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  1. Page
  2. Bed in Summer
  3. Young Night Thought
  4. Pirate Story
  5. Foreign Lands
  6. Windy Nights
  7. Travel
  8. Where Go the Boats?
  9. The Land of Counterpane
  10. A Good Play
  11. The Land of Nod
  12. System
  13. My Shadow
  14. A Good Boy
  15. Escape at Bedtime
  16. Marching Song
  17. The Cow
  18. The Wind
  19. The Sun's Travels
  20. The Lamplighter
  21. Keepsake Mill
  22. Good and Bad Children
  23. Foreign Children
  24. My Bed Is a Boat
  25. The Moon
  26. The Swing
  27. From a Railway Carriage
  28. Looking-Glass River
  29. The Hayloft
  30. Winter-Time
  31. Farewell to the Farm
  32. Good Night
  33. Shadow March
  34. In Port
  35. The Unseen Playmate
  36. My Ship and I
  37. My Kingdom
  38. Picture-Books in Winter
  39. My Treasures
  40. Block City
  41. The Land of Story-Books
  42. The Little Land
  43. Night and Day
  44. Nest Eggs
  45. The Flowers
  46. Autumn Fires
  47. Armies in the Fire
  48. Summer Sun
  49. The Dumb Soldier
  50. The Gardener
  51. Historical Associations
  52. To Willie and Henrietta
  53. To Minnie
  54. To My Name-Child
  55. To Any Reader

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This free edition of A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #25608, released 2008-05-26. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Poetry, British Literature.

Other editions: eBook #136 (most read), eBook #19722, eBook #25609, eBook #25610, eBook #25611, eBook #25617.

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