Revealing the seamy and quirky stories behind favorite nursery rhymes, London librarian Roberts traces the origins of the subtle phrases and antiquated references, unearthing religious hatred, political subversion, and sexual innuendo.
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Revealing the seamy and quirky stories behind favorite nursery rhymes, London librarian Roberts traces the origins of the subtle phrases and antiquated references, unearthing religious hatred, political subversion, and sexual innuendo.
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Add this copy of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by Bluewater Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fort Gratiot, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Thorndike Press.
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Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Usual library markings and stickers. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 256 p. Thorndike Nonfiction. Audience: General/trade.
As children we all listened to the delightful Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. But as adults some of us learned that it might just be possible that the citizenry were simply using nursery rhymes to convey the current gossip in a manner that would avoid the executioner?s axe in jolly Old England. The author of this tome, Chris Roberts, is pure Brit and brings to the reader those niceties of language that we expect from the British. His book reveals the reasons behind the rhymes in a succinct manner, which allows the reader to grasp each rhyme individually. Thus, you can read one or more rhymes or gulp the whole book at once ? its size being convenient for a lady?s purse or a gentleman?s sport jacket pocket. Fortunately, Roberts also provides a glossary of terms used in both the rhymes and his analysis, which an American reader might not be familiar with. But a word of caution is appropriate here. While the nursery rhymes are for the ears of all ages, some of the explanations of their reasons are perforce for adults only. This is an entertaining book, which definitely proves that the Americans and British are a people divided by a common language.
