Heavy Words, Lightly Thrown : the reason behind the rhyme

Chris Roberts

An enormously entertaining study of the possible adult subtexts in 24 popular nursery rhymes. Was Little Jack Horner a squatter? Baa Baa Black Sheep a bleat about taxation? Is Jack and Jill about loss of virginity? And Goosie Goosie Gander about prostitution? This ingenious book delves into the hidden...