The Eagle S Masque
Unknown
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Description
The Eagle's Masque is a verse book for children by Tom Tit, in a second edition printed in London in 1808. Mawman published it in the Poultry, a famed bookselling street. Its motto invites birds of all feathers, habits, sizes, tongues, and climates to meet in disguise.
The frontispiece shows Queen Eagle sending greeting for a grand masquerade. Tom Tit writes to girls and boys that he took joy in The Peacock at Home, a hit of the same kind. He skips footnotes on purpose, so the laughing comes first. Learning from natural history books can follow after the fun. Readers get a charming Regency picture verse of birds in costume.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |