Holland (the Baby's Baedeker)
The book is a satirical guide to childcare, presenting humorous and often absurd advice on how to raise children. It pokes fun at traditional parenting methods and societal expectations surrounding childrearing. The tone is lighthearted and playful, with the intention of entertaining readers rather than providing serious guidance.
By Harry Graham · First published 1902 · Genre: Poetry, Humor, Travel · 415 words
First lines
This country is extremely flat, Just like your father's head, and were It not for dykes and things like that There would not be much country there, For, if these banks should broken be, What now is land would soon be sea.
So, any child who glory seeks, And in a dyke observes a hole, Must hold his finger there for weeks, And keep the water from its goal, Until the local plumbers come, Or other persons who can plumb.
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Holland (the Baby's Baedeker) is listed on Textopian as a poem by Harry Graham, dated 1902 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Harry Graham
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Humor, Travel, Satire, Children's Literature
- Length: 415 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The text is structured in verse form with rhyme and meter, characteristic of poetry.
- Humor — The content uses wit and playful language to entertain, evident in the humorous observations and wordplay.
- Travel — The text describes aspects of a specific country, focusing on cultural and geographical elements.
- Satire — The work employs irony and exaggeration to critique and mock cultural stereotypes.
Tags
Satire · Humor · Poetry · Nursery Rhymes · Dark Humor · Irony · Social Commentary · Critique of Society · Parenting · Childhood · Family Life · British Literature
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- The Triumph of Jam (Rhymes for the Times) (1902)
- Egregious Eastbourne (Rhymes for the Times) (1907)
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