These illustrations were first prepared by Greenaway for a Routledge edition in 1888, and the rights were then granted to Warne around 1903, after which Warne produced several editions. Browning's retelling in verse is notable for its humour, wordplay, and jingling rhymes. Robert Bowning, using the "Verstegan" version of the Pied Piper tale (1605, the earliest account in English) and adopting a 1376 date for the actual event, wrote this poem, which was first published in his "Dramatic Lyrics" (1842). Profusely illustrated in color by Kate Greenaway, and engraved and printed at 154 Clerkenwell Road in London by Edmund Evans. Quarter bound in publisher's peach cloth over paper-covered illustrated boards, green lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway (illustrator).
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