Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes

Autor Albert Jack Ilustrat de Lara Carlini

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2009 – vârsta de la 18 ani

From the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants—a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes.

Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn’t about the plague, then what is it really about?

This book is a quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes that uncovers the strange tales that inspired them—from Viking raids to political insurrection to smuggling slaves to freedom.

Read Albert Jack's posts on the Penguin Blog.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780399535550
ISBN-10: 0399535551
Pagini: 252
Dimensiuni: 109 x 208 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Perigee Books

Notă biografică

Albert Jack’s Red Herrings and White Elephants was a huge international hit and was on the bestsellers list for sixteen months. His second, Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep was another success: selling over 70,000 copies. He is also the author of That's Bollocks! (all the strangest, sickest, funniest and most unforgettable urban legends as told in Jack's inimitable style) and Albert Jack's Ten-Minute Mysteries.

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From the international bestselling author of "Red Herrings and White Elephants" comes this quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes and the strange tales that inspired them.

Recenzii

An irresistible treasure-trove ... The way these gossipy little rhymes give us a snapshot of everyday life in centuries gone by is enchanting. You'll never look at nursery rhymes again in the same way
The history behind nursery rhymes is not only highly specific but often splendidly grim. This book is a reminder of the riches below the surface: characters, jokes, events and stories

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