Pretty illustrations!
I keep going back to Project Gutenberg’s e-books to discover the new treasures regularly added to their collection.
Take, for example, this 1883 French book of children’s songs – Vieilles chansons pour les petits enfants.
The better known Frère Jacques and Sur le pont d’Avignon are included in the selection of over 30 songs. I’ve selected three of the rhyme illustrations. The original book would be wonderful to see as many of the images were coloured wood engravings. The first is a simple rhyme about a dance in single file. The second is about a mean person in possession of good quality snuff (ground tobacco leaves) and not sharing it. The third is a sad tale of Michael’s mother who lost her cat only to discover that it has been kidnapped and sold for a rabbit.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Vieilles chansons pour les petits enfants, by Charles…
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Author Adrienne Morris 
5 responses to “19th century songs for little children”
What a treat! I wouldn’t have wanted to be the one formatting these though! Rather tricky I imagine.
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The illustrations are enchanting. I’ll have to brush up on my French.
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French even looks pretty.
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It’s really wonderful — a treasure indeed.
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Charmant!
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