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100 1 _aLang, Andrew,
_d1844-1912
245 1 4 _aThe Nursery Rhyme Book
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-08-06
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"The Nursery Rhyme Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of timeless nursery rhymes and children’s songs compiled in the late 19th century. It features a wide variety of nursery rhymes, some with historical context and others purely whimsical, meant to evoke childhood memories and nostalgia for readers. The collection includes illustrations that complement the playful and lyrical nature of the rhymes, allowing new generations to enjoy them alongside the original charm of their historical origins. At the start of "The Nursery Rhyme Book," the editor Andrew Lang reflects on the power of nursery rhymes to evoke childhood memories, recounting personal experiences related to familiar verses like "Who Killed Cock Robin?" He notes the significance of these rhymes in passing cultural heritage from grandparents to grandchildren. The opening portion introduces the concept that while many of the origins of these rhymes are unknown, they have been shared and sung for centuries, capturing the essence of childhood joy and folklore intertwined with history. Alongside playful anecdotes about historical figures referenced in the rhymes, this introduction sets the stage for the collection that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNursery rhymes
700 1 _aBrooke, L. Leslie
_q(Leonard Leslie),
_d1862-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26197
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