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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown:

The Reason Behind the Rhyme
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Granta Books, 2004 - Literary Criticism - 176 pages

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Review: Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme

User Review  - Joshua Spotts - Goodreads

This was an interesting book. It explained varying theories behind popular nursery rhymes and the history behind and surrounding them. I did feel, however, that the writing could have been better ... Read full review

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User Review  - Nathan Dehoff - Goodreads

This book is about the origins of nursery rhymes. Well, I should say the POSSIBLE origins of nursery rhymes, as most of them are quite old and hence steeped in mystery. Roberts, a librarian and giver ... Read full review

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