The House That Jack Built eBook

The House That Jack Built by Randolph Caldecott

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One of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books1
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT1
Randolph Caldecott’s2

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One of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books

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Frederick Warne & Co.  Ltd.

1878

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

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This is the House that
                Jack built.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crown 4to, picture covers.

Randolph Caldecott’s Painting Books.  Three Volumes

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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.