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Author | : Liz Evers |
Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2014-10-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1784182265 |
Today's parents are increasingly replacing nursery rhymes with the latest pop songs, and fairy tales - now thought too scary for little ones - with cute stories about farmyard animals and talking trains.Until recently, weird tales of fairy curses and flesh-eating ogres were considered suitable bedtime reading. And the strange-sounding and sometimes violent rhymes we learned by rote were often taught to us in school. But have you ever asked yourself what on earth they were about? And what exactly were the morals and lessons we were meant to learn from them?Here Comes a Chopper to Chop Off Your Head delves into the origins of the best-known rhymes and tales to uncover a legacy of folk superstition, rotten royal families, execution, child marriage, cannibalism, and the multitude of other random acts of cruelty that make up any classic treasury.You'll learn about the bloody history of Mary,Mary, Quite Contrary; why Margery Daw, the subject of an innocent-seeming seesaw game, was accused of being a 'dirty slut'; and how pretending to decapitate your little friends to the tune of Oranges and Lemons became an acceptable pastime.You'll also find out about the terrifying events that befell the first Sleeping Beauty when she finally woke up; how Snow White's stepmother really died; and just who the wolf was in Little Red Riding Hood.
Author | : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1849 |
Genre | : Nursery rhymes |
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Author | : James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps |
Publisher | : Palala Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2015-09-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781341991486 |
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Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : Liz Evers |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2013-08-25 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1782430873 |
With time-related anecdotes, quotes and trivia, this is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension.
Author | : George Orwell |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2022-11-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This is a dystopian social science fiction novel and morality tale. The novel is set in the year 1984, a fictional future in which most of the world has been destroyed by unending war, constant government monitoring, historical revisionism, and propaganda. The totalitarian superstate Oceania, ruled by the Party and known as Airstrip One, now includes Great Britain as a province. The Party uses the Thought Police to repress individuality and critical thought. Big Brother, the tyrannical ruler of Oceania, enjoys a strong personality cult that was created by the party's overzealous brainwashing methods. Winston Smith, the main character, is a hard-working and skilled member of the Ministry of Truth's Outer Party who secretly despises the Party and harbors rebellious fantasies.
Author | : Liz Evers |
Publisher | : Michael O'Mara Books |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2011-08-31 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1843178117 |
The essential guide to Shakespeare and his work, celebrating 400 years of his legacy.
Author | : Gabriela Pereira |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2016-07-08 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1599639343 |
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Release | : 2019 |
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Author | : Agatha Christie |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2001-05-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312979478 |
One by one, the guests arrived at the mansion on Indian Island, summoned by a mysterious host. And one by one, with terrifying meticulousness, they were stalked by a cunning murderer. Utterly baffling...and yet there was a pattern, concealed in a nursery rhyme hanging over the fireplace.