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Poetry - Ballads Genre
Books in the Poetry - Ballads genre:
Under the Window: Pictures and Rhymes for Children (1878)
Author(s):
Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
The Children's Funny Book (1879)
A collection of verse, nonsense and cautionary. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Et al
Christmas Snowflakes (1879)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
A comic poem on the subject of man bites dog. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The “Little Folks” Painting Book (1879)
Stories and poems with pictures to be colored in.
Author(s):
George Weatherly
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
William Cowper
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
A Holiday Greeting (1880)
A collection of stories and poems. Read online at Baldwin Library.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
The “Little Folks” Nature Painting Book (1880)
Stories, verses and outline pictures to be colored in by the user.
Author(s):
George Weatherly
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
A Day in a Child’s Life (1881)
Words and music for nine children’s songs. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Myles Birket Foster
Robert Herrick
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
The Farmer’s Boy (1881)
A traditional rhyme that goes through all the farmer’s animals and their sounds. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The First of May: A Fairy Masque (1881)
A tour de force of illustration, the writing not so much. Read for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
John R. Wise
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane
The Lady of Shalott (1881)
Author(s):
Alfred Tennyson
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
London Lyrics (1881)
Author(s):
Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Kate Greenaway
The Boy’s Percy (1882)
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
E. B. Bensell
Little Ann and Other Poems (1882)
Author(s):
Ann Taylor
Jane Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
The Milkmaid (1882)
This is an old song of a milkmaid and a young gentleman, here exhibited and explained in many designs. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (1883)
A traditional hunting song. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go (1883)
An old Scottish ballad. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
London Lyrics (1883)
Author(s):
Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
Kate Greenaway
Pan Pipes: A Book of Old Songs (1883)
A collection of old ballads and songs with new music. Read the second edition for free online at the University of Florida.
Author(s):
Théophile Marzials
Illustrator(s):
Walter Crane