Category Archives: Nursery Rhymes

Cole Mining

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

While we know that Old King Cole was a merry old soul with a love for music, whether he actually existed is a matter of some debate. There are records of a few different British rulers named Coel, dating back … Continue reading →

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Half a Wish and Nothing Else

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Anyone who wants to read book reviews is in luck, because I have two of them here. Half Magic, by Edward Eager – Eager’s children’s books are largely based on those by Edith Nesbit, a connection he acknowledges within the … Continue reading →

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Tweedle Twaddle

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

You probably know Tweedledum and Tweedledee from their appearance in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass and works derived from that. You may also know that they’re characters from a nursery rhyme. What are the origins of this poem? As is … Continue reading →

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Fictional Characters Walk Among Us

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

As a fairy tale fan, I recently decided I should try watching Once Upon a Time. Most of the episodes aren’t available, but I did see the pilot and the most recent ones, which were On Demand. It’s made by … Continue reading →

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Babylon Bound

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

A book I recently read, Diana Wynne Jones’s Deep Secret, makes heavy use of a nursery rhyme that’s apparently quite common in the United Kingdom, and dates back to at least the nineteenth century. The rhyme is as follows: How … Continue reading →

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My Mother, the Goose

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

While the name “Mother Goose” is now most closely associated with nursery rhymes, it was originally fairy tales that were attributed to the mysterious personage. While Charles Perrault’s 1695 book of fairy tales was properly called Histoires ou contes du … Continue reading →

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