A Child's Garden of Verses
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 1994-06-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #136 |
Description
"A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of 64 poems published in 1885. Written from a child's perspective, these verses capture the wonder and imagination of childhood through the eyes of young speakers. The Scottish author dedicated this influential work to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. The collection has been reprinted countless times in illustrated editions and widely imitated, establishing itself as one of the most significant children's literary works of the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)