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Little People: An Alphabet By: T. W. H. Crosland (1865-1924) |
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HENRY
MAYER
AND
T.W.H.
CROSLAND
The Dumpy Books for Children.
XI. LITTLE PEOPLE.
The Dumpy Books for
Children. Cloth, Royal 32mo, 1/6 each. I. THE FLAMP, THE AMELIORATOR, AND
THE SCHOOLBOY'S APPRENTICE. By
E. V. LUCAS. ( Seventh Thousand. ) II. MRS. TURNER'S CAUTIONARY STORIES.
( Fifth Thousand. ) III. THE BAD FAMILY. By MRS. FENWICK.
( Third Thousand. ) IV. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO.
Illustrated in Colours. By HELEN BANNERMAN.
( Thirty seventh Thousand. ) V. THE BOUNTIFUL LADY. By THOMAS
COBB. ( Fourth Thousand. ) VI. A CAT BOOK. Portraits by H. OFFICER
SMITH. Characteristics by E. V. LUCAS.
( Eighth Thousand. ) VII. A FLOWER BOOK. Illustrated in Colours
by NELLIE BENSON. Story by EDEN
COYBEE. ( Eighth Thousand. ) VIII. THE PINK KNIGHT. Illustrated in Colours
by J. R. MONSELL. ( Eighth Thousand. ) IX. THE LITTLE CLOWN. By THOMAS COBB. X. A HORSE BOOK. By MARY TOURTEL.
Illustrated in Colours. ( Eighth Thousand. ) XI. LITTLE PEOPLE: An Alphabet. By
HENRY MAYER. Verses by T. W. H.
CROSLAND. Illustrated in Colours. LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS,
9, Henrietta Street, W.C.
LITTLE PEOPLE:
AN ALPHABET. PICTURES
BY
HENRY MAYER. VERSES
BY
T. W. H. CROSLAND. LONDON:
GRANT RICHARDS,
1901.
[Illustration]
Contents.
PAGE A ARAB 3 B BOER 6 C CHINESE 11 D DUTCH 14 E ENGLISH 19 F FRENCH 22 G GERMAN 27 H HUNGARIAN 30 I INDIAN 35 J JAPANESE 38 K KAFFIR 43 L LAPLANDER 46 M MEXICAN 51 N NEAPOLITAN 54 O ODALISQUE 59 P PERSIAN 62 Q QUAKERESS 67 R RUSSIAN 70 S SCOTCH 75 T TYROLEAN 78 U UNITED STATES 83 V VALENCIAN 86 W WELSHMAN 91 Z ZANY 94
[Illustration]
A for Arab.
This Arab is upset, I fear;
Look at his pretty shield and spear.
He's stuck two pistols in his sash,
And, dear me, how his eyes do flash! At home he has a horse to ride;
To "scour the desert" is his pride.
His horse is of the purest breed;
Some people call his horse a steed.
B for Boer.
Here is your little brother Boer,
Of course, you've heard of him before;
He has a naughty Uncle Paul,
Who used to want to eat us all. Although he does not wear a tie
He's just as white as you or I,
And just as fond of cake and fruit;
The difference is that he can shoot. [Illustration] [Illustration]
C for Chinaboy.
Li has a pigtail and a fan,
And yet he's not a Chinaman;
In fact, he is his mother's joy,
A merry little Chinaboy. His father is a Mandarin,
His father's name is Loo Too Sin.
They put no sugar in his tea,
Yet he's as good as good can be.
D for Dutch.
Miss Gretchen Groople! She is Dutch:
In Holland there are many such.
Her shoes are wooden, like the floor;
How nice she keeps her pinafore! She says that there is nothing finer
Than the Dutch Queen, Wilhelmina;
She says that she has never seen a
Sweeter Queen than Wilhelmina. [Illustration] [Illustration]
E for English.
The English are a splendid race,
Sturdy of limb, honest of face;
They own (this is geography)
Much of the land and all the sea... Continue reading book >>
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