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The Diverting History of John Gilpin

(Showing How He Went Farther than He Intended, and Came Safe Home)

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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.

This book is the Main Edition.

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Other Editions

1879
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1
(George Routledge & Sons)
1881
Randolph Caldecott’s Collection of Pictures and Songs
(George Routledge & Sons)
1926
Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Book No. 1
(Frederick Warne & Co.)

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