Logging you in...
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
(Showing How He Went Farther than He Intended, and Came Safe Home)
Details |
|
| Author(s): | William Cowper |
| Illustrator(s): | Randolph Caldecott |
| Publisher(s): | George Routledge & Sons |
| Year Published: | 1878 |
| Type: | Softcover |
| Genre: | British Humorous Picture Book Poetry - Ballads Poetry - Humorous |
| Age Range: | Ages 5-7: Early Reader Books |
| Pages: | 31 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 541260279 |
Description
This comic masterpiece by Jane Austen’s favorite poet describes what started out as a quiet expedition to the country. Read online at archive.org.
Discuss The Diverting History of John Gilpin in our Community ForumOther Editions
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)
This first omnibus volume contains:
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)
- The House That Jack Built (1878)
- The Babes in the Wood (1879)
- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
Read online at archive.org.
Randolph Caldecott’s Collection of Pictures and Songs (1881)
This omnibus collects the first eight of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books:
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)
- The House That Jack Built (1878)
- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
- The Babes in the Wood (1879)
- Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)
- The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880)
- The Farmer’s Boy (1881)
- The Queen of Hearts (1881)
Read online at archive.org.
Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Book No. 1 (1926)
This later printing of the first omnibus volume contains:
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)
- The House That Jack Built (1878)
- The Babes in the Wood (1879)
- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
Read online at archive.org.
Recommended Books
The Kingdom of Carbonel (1960)
When Carbonel must make his visitation to the Great Cat King, he leaves his two royal kittens under the protection of Rosemary and John who have almost more than they can manage to keep them safe.
Old English Fairy Tales (1895)
A collection of the older English fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Availability
Buy your own copy of this book.
Please click a tab to view the availability of this book.
