Gammer Gurton's Garland: Or The Nursery Parnassus (1810)

Gammer Gurton's Garland: Or The Nursery Parnassus is a collection of nursery rhymes and children's songs compiled by Joseph Ritson and published in 1810. The book contains over 150 pages of traditional English nursery rhymes, along with illustrations and musical notation for many of the songs. The rhymes cover a wide range of topics, from animals and nature to historical events and characters. The book is named after the main character in one of the rhymes, Gammer Gurton, who is a wise old woman. The Nursery Parnassus is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of children's literature and the origins of nursery rhymes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.