Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

8 chapters1h 16mEnglish1919

About this book

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the most popular and loved collections of children’s verse of the 19th century. This recital of all 64 poems is designed for children’s listening, especially sections 1–6. - Summary by Michael Maggs

Chapters (7)

1POEMS 1-11: Bed in Summer / A Thought / At the Seaside / Young Night Thought / Whole Duty of Children / Rain / Pirate Story / Foreign Lands / Windy Nights / Travel / Singing

553

2POEMS 12-22: 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

577

3POEMS 23-33: The Cow / Happy Thought / The Wind / Keepsake Mill / Good and Bad Children / Foreign Children / The Sun's Travels / The Lamplighter / My Bed is a Boat / The Moon / The Swing

678

4POEMS 34-41: Time to Rise / Looking-Glass River / Fairy Bread / From a Railway Carriage / Winter-Time / The Hayloft / Farewell to the Farm / North-West Passage (Good Night / Shadow March / In Port)

583

5THE CHILD ALONE, POEMS 1-9: 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

882

6GARDEN DAYS, POEMS 1-8: Night and Day / Nest Eggs / The Flowers / Summer Sun / The Dumb Soldier / Autumn Fires / The Gardener / Historical Associations

739

7ENVOYS, POEMS 1-6: To Willie and Henrietta / To My Mother / To Auntie / To Minnie / To My Name-child / To Any Reader

509

Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

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