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World"s Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1), The by Various
The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes a trove of poetry about home and family life, focusing especially on verses about children, verses for children, and fun for little folk. It also includes a general introduction to the series by Carman himself, as well as an introductory essay to the volume by University of Chicago English professor William Darnall MacClintock (1858-1936). (Summary by Tomas
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From 'Max and Maurice' by Wilhelm Busch
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A Belated Violet by Oliver Herford
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The Story of Cruel Frederick: From 'The English...
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The History Lesson by Anonymous
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The Walrus and the Carpenter: From 'Alice in...
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The Dreadful Story about Harriet and the Matches:...
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Limericks: From 'A Book of Nonsense' by Edward Lear
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The Land of Story-books by Robert Louis Stevenson
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In School-Days by John Greenleaf Whittier
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Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley
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The Three Children by Anonymous
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Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Sparrow by Edward Lear
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There Was a Little Girl by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Good Night and Good Morning by Richard Monckton...
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I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood
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To a Child During Sickness by Leigh Hunt
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