The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren
With the Death and Burial of Poor Cock RobinBy Anonymous
Length6m
About this audiobook
The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren is a charmingly whimsical narrative that blends folk tradition with playful satire. Utilizing a light-hearted, lyrical style, the book unfolds a delightful tale of animal allegory, where the courtship and subsequent marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren serve as a microcosm for human relationships. This work exemplifies 19th-century children'Äôs literature, civilizing love tales with moral undertones, while simultaneously critiquing societal norms using humor and a quaint storytelling format. The author, known only as Anonymous, reflects the collective consciousness of the Victorian era, marked by burgeoning interests in folk tales and natural history. The simplicity of the narrative structure, alongside personified avian characters, illustrates an intuitive understanding of childhood curiosity and innocence. The period's moralistic undertones resonate throughout the text, revealing an author's desire to impart lessons on love and community through a playful lens. Readers seeking nostalgia and enchantment will find The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren to be a delightful immersion into a bygone era, rich with layers of meaning. This book is an endearing recommendation for those interested in cultural history, children'Äôs literature, or simply a light-hearted read that invokes the joys of companionship and festivities.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1EMBELLISHED WITH THIRTY NEAT COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.: LONDON: PRINTED AND SOLD BY DEAN & MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET. Price six-pence.
17THE LITTLE FLY.
2THE COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, &c. OF Cock Robin and Jenny Wren.
18THE FISH WITH HIS DISH.
3THE COURTSHIP.
19THE UNDERTAKER.
4GENERAL INVITATION.
20THE SEXTON.
5PARSON AND CLERK.
21THE BEARER.
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6THE WEDDING.
22THE PARSON.
7PREPARING FOR THE FEAST.
23THE CLERK.
8THE DINNER.
24THE LINK-BEARER.
9THE CONCERT.
25THE PALL-BEARERS.
10A DUET.
26THE CHIEF-MOURNER.
11THE HAPPY PAIR.
27THE BELL-TOLLER.: FINIS.
12THE CRUEL HAWK.
28Children's Toy Books,
13DEATH OF POOR ROBIN.
29UNIFORMLY PRINTED, AND EMBELLISHED WITH
14THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF POOR COCK ROBIN.
30Numerous elegant Coloured Engravings.
15POOR COCK ROBIN.
31Dean and Munday, Printers, Threadneadle-Street, London.
16THE CRUEL SPARROW.
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