The Royal Picture Alphabet
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- First published
- Unknown
- Pages
- 54Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 1 of 10
A little about the story
An alphabet book with a difference: each letter gets a grand word, its meaning and a funny little verse. G is for Genius, H is for Horror (a lady terrified of a little speckled frog), I and J share a picture of Ichabod at the jam, and so on through the alphabet.
John Leighton, a Victorian designer and illustrator, wrote it in the belief that learning should come with laughter.
Things You May Not Know About The Royal Picture Alphabet
- With learning may laughter be found, as the preface to teachers puts it.
- Published by Ward and Lock of Fleet Street, London.
- John Leighton also designed book covers and bookplates, and wrote under the name Luke Limner.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
