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"Grimm Tales Made Gay" from Guy Wetmore Carryl. American humorist and poet (1873-1904).

Reproduction of the original: Grimm Tales Made Gay by Guy Wetmore Carryl

Reproduction of the original: Grimm Tales Made Gay by Guy Wetmore Carryl

A man of kind and noble mind Was H. Gustavus Hyde. 'Twould be amiss to add to this At present, for he died, In full possession of his senses, The day before my tale commences. ...

Most of the one and two star reviews should be ignored as they are simply complaints based on the reviewers' misperceptions and mistaken expectations. This book was published in 1902, long before the word gay was hijacked. It contains no sex of any kind, not even innuendos or... Read Full Overview

Most of the one and two star reviews should be ignored as they are simply complaints based on the reviewers' misperceptions and mistaken expectations. This book was published in 1902, long before the word gay was hijacked. It contains no sex of any kind, not even innuendos or... Read Full Overview

For twenty years they tried their bestTo keep those urchins neatly dressedAnd teach them to be good, But so much labor it involvedThat, in the end, they both resolvedTo lose them in a wood, Though nothing a parent annoysLike heartlessly losing his boys So when their sons had... Read Full Overview

For twenty years they tried their bestTo keep those urchins neatly dressedAnd teach them to be good, But so much labor it involvedThat, in the end, they both resolvedTo lose them in a wood, Though nothing a parent annoysLike heartlessly losing his boys So when their sons had... Read Full Overview

Wall-flowers, when thus compared with her, Both Gwendolyn and Gladys were.The prince but gave them glances hard, No gracious word he said;He scratched their names from off his card, And wrote hers down instead: And where he would bestow his handHe showed them in a triceBy handing... Read Full Overview

Wall-flowers, when thus compared with her, Both Gwendolyn and Gladys were.The prince but gave them glances hard, No gracious word he said;He scratched their names from off his card, And wrote hers down instead: And where he would bestow his handHe showed them in a triceBy handing... Read Full Overview

Wall-flowers, when thus compared with her, Both Gwendolyn and Gladys were.The prince but gave them glances hard, No gracious word he said;He scratched their names from off his card, And wrote hers down instead: And where he would bestow his handHe showed them in a triceBy handing... Read Full Overview

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

"Grimm Tales Made Gay" is a book written by Guy Wetmore Carryl, first published in 1902. It is a humorous reimagining of several classic fairy tales originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, such as "Cinderella," "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," and others. Carryl's... Read Full Overview