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Title: A Child's Garden of Verses

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

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Language: English

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

by

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSoN

Illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon

M. A. Donohue & Co.
Chicago
Copyright 1916
by
M. A. Donohue and Company

BY WAY of INTRODUCTION

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Nothing has ever been written that appeals to a child's nature more
than "A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES." It is written in a simple verse
that a child can readily understand. It was one of the earlier efforts
of the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scotchman by birth, who,
owing to ill-health, became a world traveler. During his travels he
visited the United States, spending a year among our famous resorts.
Later he visited Australia and the South Sea Islands, which climate
agreed with him to such an extent that he finally settled down and
made his home on the island of Samoa. He continued his travels from
that point, often visiting the Hawaiian Islands, Australia and New
Zealand. He formed a strong friendship for the natives of Samoa, and
did a great deal to improve their conditions. He died on the island,
and at his own request was buried on the top of one of its beautiful
mountains, with the following lines upon his tomb:

_Here he lies, where he longed to be;
Home is the Sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill._

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CONTENTS

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