{"product_id":"2262844","title":"Mother Goose for Grown Folks: A Christmas Reading.","description":"iv, 144 pp. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title page precedes printed title, engravings throughout text. A collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, humorously adapted to the verbosity an adult might have expected from verse in the nineteenth century. The original rhyme, or a portion of it, is offered at the beginning of each section, then followed by an adapted version. For example: \"Hiccory, diccory, dock! \/ The mouse ran up the clock. \/ The clock struck one, and down she run: \/ Hiccory, diccory, dock!\" is followed by, \"She had her simple nest in a safe and cunning place, \/ Away down in the quiet of the deep, old-fashioned case. \/ A little crevice nibbled out led forth into the world, \/ And overhead, on busy wheels, the hours and minutes whirled.\" etc., etc., etc. A rather amusing idea, originally published in 1859 (the author's second book, following Book of Rhymes), with new editions in 1870 and 1882. Whitney was a successful author who wrote over 20 books for girls.","brand":"Loring, Publisher \/ Rockwell \u0026 Churchill, Printers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12596521107526,"sku":"2262844","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2262844.jpg?v=1571425486","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/2262844","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}