A Child's Garden of Verses Hardcover - 1988

First published in 1885, the first printing of A Child's Garden of Verses ran 1000 copies by Longhaus, Green and Co in London. This book was not illustrated until the 1896 edition, published 2 years after Stevenson's death. The collection contains about 65 poems, and many of the poems, including “The Land of Counterpane,” take a positive perspective on Stevenson's own childhood which was plagued by sickness. He dedicated the work to his nurse Alison Cunningham.

Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) Although he died at just forty four years old and suffered from ill health the majority of his life he managed to travel and write extensively in that short period. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Although Stevenson fell out of the canon for a number of years, today he is one of the most translated authors and is highly celebrated for his stories.

Details

• Title A Child's Garden of Verses
• Author Robert Louis Stevenson; Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition Reprint
• Pages 124
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Delacorte Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Date 1988
• ISBN 9780385294300 / 0385294301
• Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
• Ages 04 to 08 years
• Grade levels P - 3
• Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, English, Scottish poetry
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 85013173
• Dewey Decimal Code 821.8