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Poetry - Ballads Genre
Books in the Poetry - Ballads genre:
Robin Hood (1820)
Poetical Works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1855)
Collected verse by one of the literary lights of Victorian Britain, who died young. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
Day and Night Songs; and The Music Master. A Love Poem (1860)
Author(s):
William Allingham
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Hughes
John Everett Millais
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin (1864)
A traditional tale of cock robin, the sparrow and a bow and arrow. Shown above is the rear cover of the very rare Painted Toy Book.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The “House that Jack Built” Alphabet (1865)
This version includes outline pictures, opposite the colored plates, to be filled in by the user.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
An Old Fairy Tale Told Anew (1865)
A verse rendering of The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
James R. Planché
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker (1865)
A collection of poetry. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
John Leighton
John Everett Millais
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1866)
Author(s):
Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s):
John Tenniel
The Old Courtier (1867)
An old ballad of the English gentry. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Grammar in Rhyme (1868)
An introduction to the parts of speech. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Legendary Ballads of England and Scotland (1868)
A large collection of ballads. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Et al
Puck on Pegasus (1868)
A collection of poems from Punch. This is the fifth edition. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell
Illustrator(s):
George Cruikshank
Richard Doyle
John Leech
Phiz
John Tenniel
Et al
Annie and Jack in London (1869)
An illustrated tour of London in the 1860’s. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Phantasmagoria (1869)
Author(s):
Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
The Adventures of Puffy (1870)
A fluffy white Maltese dog gets into no end of trouble. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Lucy Crane
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Fairy Ship (1870)
A nonsense verse with illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
In Fairyland: Pictures from the Elf-World (1870)
Author(s):
William Allingham
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
King Luckieboy’s Party (1870)
The months come to greet King Luckieboy at his birthday party.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
Child Life: A Collection of Poems (1871)
An anthology of poetry intended for children, selected by a poet.
Author(s):
John Greenleaf Whittier
Illustrator(s):
Various