David Rands has kindly shared with readers of the Victorian Web his site about the life and works of W. B. Rands, the prolific writer of children's literature and originator of The Boy's Own Paper. Readers may wish to consult this site for more information about this little-known figure who had an immense influence upon Victorian children.
David Rands has placed these poems in the following categories [GPL].
Poetry of Wonder for Children
- Lilliput Levee
- Lucy Locket and the Giant
- The Rising, Watching Moon
- Great, Wide, Beautiful, Wonderful World
- Harold and Alice; or The Reformed Giant
- The Pedlar's Caravan (1)
- The Ship that Sailed into the Sun
- A New World
- The Race of the Flowers
- Frodgedobbulum's Fancy
- The Thought
Nonsense Poems
- Dream of a Girl who lived at Sevenoaks
- Dream of a Boy who lived at Nine Elms
- My Man John
- Martin, Martin
- Little Miss Waver
- There Was an Old Man
- Daughter, Daughter
- A Big Noise
- Nathan Nobb
- The Duck and Her Ducklings
- Topsy-Turvey World
Caricature and Parody
- Stalky Jack
- Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore
- The Obstinate Cow
- Cicero Brick
- Little Ben Bute
- Lumpy Loggerhead
- The Tall Man
- Clean Clara
- A Fishing Song
- Miss Hooper's Hoop
- The Absent Boy
- Polly
- Jeremy Jangle
Poemns chiefly for Adults
- Autumn Song
- Epiloque (4)
- The First Tooth
- The Making of Music
- For a Silver Wedding
- The Discontented Yew-Tree
Last modified 21 August 2005