Project Gutenberg 2006-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 132 Caldecott, Randolph 1846 1886 Caldecott, R. (Randolph) The Milkmaid R. Caldecott's Picture Books Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Milkmaid" by Randolph Caldecott is a picture book created during the late 19th century. This delightful publication features a whimsical narrative presented through charming illustrations and playful verse, exploring themes of courtship and social expectations in a lighthearted manner. The story revolves around a conversation between a young milkmaid and a squire, highlighting her straightforwardness and charm as she navigates his courtship attempts. The playful exchange begins with the squire expressing interest in joining the milkmaid on her journey, ultimately leading to him asking about her fortune. The milkmaid's confident declaration that her beauty is her fortune humorously concludes their interaction when the squire, dismissing her lack of material wealth, decides he cannot marry her. Their banter showcases the innocence of youth and the humorous dynamics of romantic pursuits, making the book a delightful exploration of themes that resonate across time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Picture books for children Nursery rhymes, English PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading 33537 33549 2024-09-08T13:57:30.231334 2023-09-09T06:00:21.534257 text/html text/html 29448 2006-11-19T06:17:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 911616 2006-11-19T06:17:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1014567 2024-09-08T13:57:33.568351 application/epub+zip 1013385 2024-09-08T13:57:31.524357 application/epub+zip 58026 2024-09-08T13:57:30.704336 application/epub+zip 1082729 2024-09-08T13:57:35.128347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1075279 2024-09-08T13:57:33.016335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134826 2022-09-09T11:38:04.571529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23289 23183 2024-09-08T13:57:29.935343 2023-09-09T06:00:21.299247 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 23241 2006-11-19T06:17:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8258 2006-11-19T06:17:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18616 2024-09-08T13:57:35.260320 application/rdf+xml 13149 2024-09-08T13:57:31.047328 image/jpeg 3549 2024-09-08T13:57:30.874335 image/jpeg 981396 2024-09-08T13:57:30.293372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia