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The House That Jack Built - One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books

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This is the House that
Jack built.

This is the Malt,
That lay in the House that
Jack built.

This is the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House
that Jack built.

This is the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Dog,
That worried the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that
Jack built.

This is the Cow with the crumpled horn,
That...

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 12109 *** THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books [Illustration] FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Ltd. 1878 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT [Illustration] This is the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] This is the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] This is the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Priest, all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] This is the Cock that crowed in the morn That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] This is the Farmer who sowed the corn, That fed the Cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. [Illustration] [Illustration] Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books "The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no healthy-minded man, woman, or child could look at them without laughing." _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._ 1 John Gilpin 9 The Milkmaid 2 The House that Jack Built 10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting 3 The Babes in the Wood 11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go 4 The Mad Dog 12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate 5 Three Jovial Huntsmen 13 Come Lasses and Lads 6 Sing a Song for Sixpence 14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross, &c. 7 The Queen of Hearts 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize 8 The Farmer's Boy 16 The Great Panjandrum Himself _The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown 4to, attractive binding, red edges. Each containing four different books, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches._ 1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 1 3 Hey-Diddle-Diddle Picture Book 2 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 4 The Panjandrum Picture Book _And also_ _In Two Volumes, handsomely bound in cloth gilt, each containing eight different books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous Outline Sketches._ R. Caldecott's R. Caldecott's Collection of Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 1 Pictures and Songs No. 2 Miniature Editions. _Nine 5-1/2 by 4-1/2 Art Boards, flat back._ FOUR VOLUMES ENTITLED R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4. _Each containing coloured plates and numerous Outline Sketches in the text._ [Illustration] _Crown 4to, picture covers._ Randolph Caldecott's Painting Books. Three Volumes _Each with Outline Pictures to Paint, and Coloured Examples._ _Oblong 4to, cloth._ A Sketch Book of R. Caldecott's. _Containing numerous sketches in Colour and black and white._ LONDON. Frederick Warne & Co. & NEW YORK. _The Published Prices of the above Picture Books can be obtained of all Booksellers or from the Illustrated Catalogue of the Publishers._ End of Project Gutenberg's The House That Jack Built, by Randolph Caldecott *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 12109 ***

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Title
The House That Jack Built - One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books
Author(s)
Caldecott, Randolph
Language
English
Type
Text
Release Date
April 1, 2004
Word Count
745 words
Library of Congress Classification
PZ
Bookshelves
Children's Picture Books, Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading, Browsing: Literature
Rights
Public domain in the USA.