Project Gutenberg 2014-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) 1824 1906 Whitney, Adeline Dutton Train Whitney, Mrs. A. D. T. Hoppin, Augustus 1828 1896 Hoppin, A. (Augustus) Auton, C. Mother Goose for Grown Folks Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Mother Goose for Grown Folks" by A. D. T. Whitney is a collection of poetic interpretations of traditional nursery rhymes, written in the late 19th century. This work revisits and reimagines these beloved childhood verses, infusing them with deeper reflections and morals tailored for an adult audience. The collection invites readers to explore themes of wisdom, folly, and the complexities of life through the lens of familiar characters and whimsical scenarios. At the start of the book, the introduction establishes the concept of Mother Goose as a wisdom figure, synthesizing various literary references to elaborate on her role in imparting lessons through simple, nursery language. The early verses set the tone, blending humor and satire while delving into profound truths hidden in childhood rhymes. Through playful yet thought-provoking retellings, such as the tales of Little Boy Blue and Humpty Dumpty, the opening portion establishes a framework for exploring adulthood’s challenges using the insights gleaned from childhood wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45301/45301-h/images/cover.jpg en Nursery rhymes -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 242312 242324 2024-09-19T05:16:24.710929 2023-09-19T16:27:54.330227 text/html text/html 260695 2014-04-04T07:11:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14828899 2014-04-04T07:12:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 9284580 2024-09-19T05:16:36.861849 application/epub+zip 9283134 2024-09-19T05:16:27.649909 application/epub+zip 153144 2024-09-19T05:16:25.332922 application/epub+zip 11141248 2024-09-19T05:16:42.063928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11243339 2024-09-19T05:16:34.187866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375386 2022-09-20T16:48:20.714747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151520 151443 2024-09-19T05:16:22.376919 2023-09-19T16:27:52.045205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151378 2014-04-04T07:11:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49052 2014-04-04T07:12:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151369 2014-04-04T07:10:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49029 2014-04-04T07:12:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20662 2024-09-19T05:16:42.211826 application/rdf+xml 22628 2024-09-19T05:16:25.471903 image/jpeg 3583 2024-09-19T05:16:25.402919 image/jpeg 13476257 2024-09-19T05:16:24.851910 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