Project Gutenberg 2015-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 73 Carryl, Guy Wetmore 1873 1904 Newell, Peter 1862 1924 Newell, P. S. (Peter S.) Verbeek, Gustave 1867 1937 Verbeek, G. (Gustave) Verbeck, Gustave Mother Goose for Grown-ups Produced by Suzanne Shell, Melissa McDaniel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mother Goose for Grown-ups" by Guy Wetmore Carryl is a whimsical collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. This book reinterprets traditional nursery rhymes with a humorous twist, making it particularly appealing to an adult audience. Carryl's work cleverly blends satire and playful language, depicting familiar characters and stories in a new light that reflects more mature themes and sensibilities. The poems in the collection serve as comical narratives that often explore social mores and human folly, drawing heavily on the imagery of classic Mother Goose tales. For instance, characters like Jilted Jack, Little Bow Peep, and Humpty Dumpty find themselves in absurd situations that highlight their flaws and the humorous consequences of their actions. Each poem not only entertains but also imparts a moral lesson, framed within the context of light-hearted satire, making it a delightful read for those who appreciate clever wordplay and an amusing take on childhood stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry Mother Goose -- Parodies, imitations, etc. PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 106625 106616 2024-09-21T05:03:26.696244 2023-09-21T14:50:19.738801 text/html text/html 104057 2015-10-25T13:58:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 512578 2015-10-25T13:58:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 531591 2024-09-21T05:03:30.571266 application/epub+zip 530412 2024-09-21T05:03:27.450298 application/epub+zip 100364 2024-09-21T05:03:27.057235 application/epub+zip 596506 2024-09-21T05:03:32.791207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578730 2024-09-21T05:03:30.166243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149743 2022-09-22T17:38:56.201668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68505 68276 2024-09-21T05:03:26.074271 2023-09-21T14:50:19.079809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 68673 2015-10-25T13:58:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26754 2015-10-25T13:58:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19841 2024-09-21T05:03:33.160229 application/rdf+xml 27975 2024-09-21T05:03:27.142274 image/jpeg 4197 2024-09-21T05:03:27.099245 image/jpeg 515714 2024-09-21T05:03:26.721306 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 en.wikipedia