(From A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated by Charles Robinson, 1895. Via the LOC’s rare books collection.)
“The Land of Nod” — An Illustrated Poem by Robert Louis Stevens
(From A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated by Charles Robinson, 1895. Via the LOC’s rare books collection.)
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That second illustration probably would have freaked me out as a kid. It’s awesome though, isn’t it?
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When I took a course on Scotland’s history and literature, Stevenson played a large role in it. Scotland has produced many fine writers; one of which, Sir Walter Scott, produced a novel that I based my Master’s thesis on in part.
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When I was a kid I really never understood poem due to the deeper meaning of it. Until I studied literature which brighten my mind to understand every inch of it.
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