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_aThe World Turned Upside Down : _bOr, No News, and Strange News |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2004-02-01 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. | ||
| 520 | _a"The World Turned Upside Down" by Anonymous is a whimsical collection of verses likely composed during the early 19th century. This book is characterized by its playful and satirical tone, using humorous illustrations and verses to present a world where the ordinary is turned on its head. The overarching theme explores the absurdity of everyday life and the curious inversions of roles and activities in a light-hearted manner. The text outlines a series of charming poems that juxtapose common observations with bizarre and imaginative scenarios. Each verse begins with a familiar action, only to be followed by a shocking or absurd twist that challenges typical expectations, such as a hare chasing a dog or a bird shooting a man. This playful inversion serves to both entertain and provoke thought, as readers are invited to partake in a fantastically whimsical view of a world where everything is topsy-turvy. Various characters, from animals to human figures, populate these vignettes, reinforcing the sense of absurdity and highlighting the joy of imagination in storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aChildren's poetry | ||
| 653 | _aPicture books for children | ||
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