Jack and the Bean-Stalk
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- First published
- 1886
- Pages
- 89Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 1 of 10
A little about the story
The old nursery tale retold in rollicking English hexameters, the long, galloping lines of Homer. Lazy Jack, his despairing mother, the magic beans, the giant and the golden harp are all here, in comic verse.
Hallam Tennyson, the poet's son, wrote it for his young nephews, and it is illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, one of the greatest of all picture-book artists. Short, funny and lovely to read aloud.
Things You May Not Know About Jack and the Bean-Stalk
- Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, after whom America's Caldecott Medal is named.
- Written by Tennyson's son. Hallam Tennyson dedicates it to his father, Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- Published in 1886 by Macmillan, London and New York.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
