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Hey Diddle Diddle: Nursery Rhymes Really Mean
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- Closed: Tue 12 Jun 2012, 1:35 pm
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Hey Diddle Diddle: Our Best-loved Nursery Rhymes and What They Really Mean
Author: Sam Foster
ISBN: 9781840247084
This charming compilation of 40 of the best-loved traditional nursery rhymes offers clues as to their true meanings and often surprising origins. Many of the catchy songs we grew up with were not nonsense verses for the playground but served as satirical commentaries on political events of the day. These seemingly innocent vehicles were once used to spread subversive messages at a time when illiteracy was commonplace in society and direct criticism of the authorities was punishable by prison or death. Sing a Song of Sixpence, a Pocketful of Rye, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie Was this simply about a delicacy of the day? Or was it, as some claim, a coded message used to recruit members for Blackbeard's pirate ships? This humorously illustrated book offers a trip down memory lane and some fascinating food for thought for anyone interested in English history and language.
2008 Hardback 256 Pages
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Author: Sam Foster
ISBN: 9781840247084
This charming compilation of 40 of the best-loved traditional nursery rhymes offers clues as to their true meanings and often surprising origins. Many of the catchy songs we grew up with were not nonsense verses for the playground but served as satirical commentaries on political events of the day. These seemingly innocent vehicles were once used to spread subversive messages at a time when illiteracy was commonplace in society and direct criticism of the authorities was punishable by prison or death. Sing a Song of Sixpence, a Pocketful of Rye, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie Was this simply about a delicacy of the day? Or was it, as some claim, a coded message used to recruit members for Blackbeard's pirate ships? This humorously illustrated book offers a trip down memory lane and some fascinating food for thought for anyone interested in English history and language.
2008 Hardback 256 Pages
NEW
* FREE DELIVERY nationwide on all orders over 50.00 combine your purchases and save
* BUY WITH CONFIDENCE our feedback speaks for itself : Same day personal response to all emails, daily despatch and we don't list what we can't deliver
* PACKAGING like our books all packaging is brand new and specially designed to ensure safe, undamaged delivery
* We will match any price on Trade Me for the same new title - use Q&A at the bottom of the auction
* For this week's featured titles check our profile
* Betterbooks Your complete online bookshop
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Closes: Tue 12 Jun, 1:35 pm. 2012