A Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

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 (1 hr 16 min)

Chapters

DEDICATION: To Alison Cunningham	1:33	Read by MichaelMaggs
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	9:13	Read by MichaelMaggs
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	9:37	Read by MichaelMaggs
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	11:18	Read by MichaelMaggs
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)	9:43	Read by MichaelMaggs
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	14:42	Read by MichaelMaggs
GARDEN DAYS, POEMS 1-8: Night and Day / Nest Eggs / The Flowers / Summer Sun / The Dumb Soldier / Autumn Fires / The Gardener / Historical Associations	12:19	Read by MichaelMaggs
ENVOYS, POEMS 1-6: To Willie and Henrietta / To My Mother / To Auntie / To Minnie / To My Name-child / To Any Reader	8:29	Read by MichaelMaggs

Reviews

Thank You!

(5 stars)

SweetClover

Excellent reading! I really enjoyed this book. Definitely recommend!

beautiful poetry

(5 stars)

Gigi

These are lovely timeless poems.