Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative equivalents tulip = fame; blue violet = faithfulness, etc. Selection of flower-related verses, including "To a Mountain Daisy" by Robert Burns, appears at back of book. 85 full-color illustrations."
Charming reproduction of rare volume by famed 19th-century illustrator includes abundantly illustrated list of over 200 plants and their figurative eq...
Based on a bizarre legend from the 13th century, Robert Browning's poem from 1842 basically deals with how we might lose our future when we forget our past promises. A good and frightening lesson about children and parents for... children and parents. The sorrow message of the poem is somehow curbed by Kate Greenaway's delicate and abundant illustrations that are turning this book into some sort of a graphic verse-novel. This color edition is part of the "Vintage books restored" collection.
Based on a bizarre legend from the 13th century, Robert Browning's poem from 1842 basically deals with how we might lose our future when we forget our...
