Lilliput Lyrics

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Lilliput Lyrics

by W. B. (William Brighty ) Rands

EN·~2 hours·75 chapters

Chapters

75 total

1:42

LILLIPUT LEVEE

5:15

DOLL POEMS - I THE PICTURE

4:38

THE LITTLE DOLL’S HOUSE IN ARCADY

3:21

THE PEDLAR’S CARAVAN

0:49

THE FIRST TOOTH

1:12

PRAISE AND LOVE

0:57

TWO PICTURES - I

1:10

THE SHIP THAT SAILED INTO THE SUN

0:45

THE YOUNG EXILE

1:00

Description

A lively anthology of whimsical verses, this collection captures the mischievous spirit of Victorian‑era children's poetry. The poems leap from playful riddles about postmen and letter‑boxes to grand imaginations of a tiny kingdom called Lilliput‑land, where queens eat honey and kings count coins. Written with a sing‑song rhythm, the language invites listeners to join in the rhyme and revel in the absurd.

The heart of the book is a raucous children’s revolt, a mock‑revolution where youngsters seize keys, build barricades, and rewrite laws to suit their whims. Through catchy cadences they turn ordinary chores—baking rolls, cutting telegraph wires, and even taming a giant—into grand adventures, gently mocking adult authority while celebrating imagination. Perfect for young ears, the verses sparkle with humor, vivid imagery, and a sense of boundless play.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (127K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-09-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

W. B. (William Brighty ) Rands

W. B. (William Brighty ) Rands

1823–1882

Best remembered as a Victorian writer for children, he helped shape the sound and spirit of nursery verse in 19th-century Britain. He also wrote widely as a journalist and essayist, often under pen names that hid just how much work came from his hand.

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