A Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the most popular and loved collections of children’s verse of the 19th century. This recital of all 64 poems is designed for children’s listening, especially sections 1–6. - Summary by Michael Maggs

Genre(s): Poetry, Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 DEDICATION: To Alison Cunningham MichaelMaggs
00:01:33
Play 01 POEMS 1-11: Bed in Summer / A Thought / At the Seaside / Young Night Thought / Whole Duty of Children / Rain / Pirate Story / Foreign Lands / Windy Nights / Travel / Singing MichaelMaggs
00:09:13
Play 02 POEMS 12-22: Looking Forward / A Good Play / Where Go the Boats? / Auntie's Skirts / The Land of Counterpane / The Land of Nod / My Shadow / System / A Good Boy / Escape at Bedtime / Marching Song MichaelMaggs
00:09:37
Play 03 POEMS 23-33: The Cow / Happy Thought / The Wind / Keepsake Mill / Good and Bad Children / Foreign Children / The Sun's Travels / The Lamplighter / My Bed is a Boat / The Moon / The Swing MichaelMaggs
00:11:18
Play 04 POEMS 34-41: Time to Rise / Looking-Glass River / Fairy Bread / From a Railway Carriage / Winter-Time / The Hayloft / Farewell to the Farm / North-West Passage (Good Night / Shadow March / In Port) MichaelMaggs
00:09:43
Play 05 THE CHILD ALONE, POEMS 1-9: The Unseen Playmate / My Ship and I / My Kingdom / Picture-Books in Winter / My Treasures / Block City / The Land of Story Books / Armies in the Fire / The Little Land MichaelMaggs
00:14:42
Play 06 GARDEN DAYS, POEMS 1-8: Night and Day / Nest Eggs / The Flowers / Summer Sun / The Dumb Soldier / Autumn Fires / The Gardener / Historical Associations MichaelMaggs
00:12:19
Play 07 ENVOYS, POEMS 1-6: To Willie and Henrietta / To My Mother / To Auntie / To Minnie / To My Name-child / To Any Reader MichaelMaggs
00:08:29