-PDF Download- A History Of Nursery Rhymes EBOOK

The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes

Author: Linda Kathryn Alchin

Publisher: Linda Alchin

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0956748627

Many nursery rhymes are believed to be associated with actual events in history, and include references to murder, torture, betrayal, greed, and to tyrants and royalty. The words were remembered but their secret histories were forgotten. Political satire was cleverly disguised in the wording of some, seemingly innocent, nursery rhymes. Although some of the most popular Nursery Rhymes are rooted in English history they are told to children throughout the English-speaking world. Old English Nursery Rhymes were taken to America with the settlers from England. They were then spread across Commonwealth countries including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Pop Goes the Weasel

Author: Albert Jack

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-09-29

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1101162961

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

From the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants—a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes. Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn’t about the plague, then what is it really about? This book is a quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes that uncovers the strange tales that inspired them—from Viking raids to political insurrection to smuggling slaves to freedom. Read Albert Jack's posts on the Penguin Blog.

A History of Nursery Rhymes

Author: Percy B. Green

Publisher:

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

The Nursery Rhyme Book

Author: Andrew Lang

Publisher:

Published: 1897

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

A collection of 332 nursery rhymes grouped under such categories as "Historical," "Tales," "Proverbs," "Songs," "Games," and "Jingles."

The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes

Author: Walter Jerrold

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1606600303

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

An illustrated compilation of traditional nursery rhymes, including "Little Bo-peep," "Monday's Child," and "Jack and Jill."

The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes

Author: Linda Alchin

Publisher: Linda Alchin

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0956748619

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Pop Goes the Weasel

Author: M. J. Arlidge

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 069819490X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

From the international bestselling author of Eeny Meeny comes the second thriller in the “truly excellent series”* featuring Detective Helen Grace. A man’s body is found in an empty house. A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children. He is the first victim, and Detective Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives. Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is—or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase....