Lays of Ancient Babyland : to which are added Small Divers Histories not known to the Ancients

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Richard Trott

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Lays of Ancient Babyland" by Richard Trott Fisher is a children's poetry collection written during the mid-19th century. The book features a series of illustrated verses that weave together familiar fairy tales and fables, presenting them in a manner that would appeal to a young audience. Its likely topic centers around traditional nursery tales, designed to entertain and educate children about morals and virtues through engaging narratives. The collection includes well-known stories such as "Whittington and His Cat," "The Three Wishes," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Jack the Giant Killer," among others. Each story is told with playful rhyme and rhythm, making them accessible for children and enjoyable for adults to read aloud. Themes of kindness, bravery, and the consequences of one's actions resonate through the tales, imparting timeless lessons. The poems are complemented by whimsical illustrations, which enhance the storytelling experience and capture the imagination of young readers, making it a charming addition to any children's literature collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Whittington and his cat

The three wishes

Little Red-riding-hood

Jack the Giant-killer

Divers small histories: The vain mouse. Cock Robin and Jenny Wren. The proud eagle. Young Lumpkin's hyæna. The young thrushes. M. P., or the magpie. The pigeon and the hen. The oyster and the muscle.

Credits:

Produced by Emmy, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2016-05-19