A history of the origins and meanings behind everyday nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind Jack be Nimble, Humpty Dumpty's identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church, and Mary, Mary Quite Contrary's ties to the promiscuous court of Mary Queen of Scots. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme
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Brand: Gotham
Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme
- UPC:
- 9781592402175
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2006-08-17
- Release Date:
- 2006-08-17
- Author:
- Chris Roberts
- Language:
- english
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