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Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes | Albert Jack

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From the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants—a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes. Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually represent the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? And if Ring Around the Rosie isn’t about the plague, then what is it really about? This book is a quirky, curious, and sometimes sordid look at the truth behind popular nursery rhymes that uncovers the strange tales that inspired them—from Viking raids to political insurrection to smuggling slaves to freedom. Read Albert Jack's posts on the Penguin Blog.

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Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes | Albert Jack

Here you go @Cinfhen you‘ve talked me into #Pop19 I have gone mad and am now attempting SIX reading challenges this year! Hopefully this will help me slowly dismantle my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom I‘m determined to have a better reading year than 2018. How many challenges are you doing? #survivalofthefittest #nosleeptillbookless #somanybookssolittlefunds #snapcrackleandpop #WhyNot

Cinfhen #YouGoGirl ššš 6y

Machinist I'm still trying to create a reading list :-) 6y

Suet624 Goodness gracious! Overachievers unite! š†š†š�°š¨ 6y

JennyM Go Liz...I can only do 1 challenge a year #Booked2019 - it stresses me out otherwise. But you are already whizzing through them š”� 6y

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