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A Child's Garden of Verses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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Creators: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), E. Mars (1876-) [Illustrator], and Maud Hunt Squire (1873-) [Illustrator] "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 is considered one of the most significant children's works of the 19th century, inspiring generations of poets who followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1183