A child's garden of verses / Robert Louis Stevenson; with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith.
| Author/creator | Stevenson, Robert Louis author. |
| Other author | Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. |
| Copyright Date | ©1905 |
| Description | 124 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00145463415 |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Contents | 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 -- 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 -- Night and day -- Nest eggs -- The flowers -- Summer sun -- The dumb soldier -- Autumn fires -- The gardener -- Historical associations -- To Willie and Henrietta -- To my mother -- To Auntie -- To Minnie -- To my name-child -- To any reader. |
| Abstract | The classic book of children's poetry that immortalized "The Land of Counterpane," "The Land of Nod," "My Shadow," and "Foreign Land." |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Fred S. Hudson, Jr. |
| Other forms | Also available in digital form. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Margaret F. (Ricki) Hudson, 2022 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Child's garden of verses. New York, Scribner, 1905 |
| Genre/form | Children's poetry, English. |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry |
| Genre/form | Echo verse. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements. |
| LCCN | 05033663 |
| ISBN | 0684209497 |
| ISBN | 9780684209494 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Item at the bindery | PR5489 .C5 1905 | Item at the bindery |