A Collection of Scriptures, Prayers and Poems
Paperback
Age range: + years old
Publication Date: 05/08/1994
The sixty-four poems in this collection evoke childhood. The verses are full of irony, wit and the fantasy of childhood imagination, and introduce for the first time the Land of Nod. But they are also touched with a genuine and gentle pathos at times as they recall a world which seems so far away from us now. This edition, which includes Charles Robinson's charming illustrations and vignettes, is described as the definitive edition by The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. AUTHOR: Robert Louis Stevenson suffered frequent illnesses from coughs and fevers which often kept him away from his school, and he was taught for long stretches by private tutors. He was a late reader, first learning at seven or eight; but even before this he dictated stories to his mother and nurse. Throughout his childhood he was compulsively writing stories. His writing includes novels, among which is 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', poetry and travel writing.
- ISBN:
- 9781853261411
- 9781853261411
- Category:
- Educational: English literature
- Age range:
- + years old
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 05-08-1994
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198x129x7mm
- Weight:
- 0.1kg
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