Down-adown-derry vs Peacock pie, a book of rhymes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Down-adown-derry

Down-adown-derry Walter De la Mare · 1922 195 pages · ≈ 3 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Peacock pie, a book of rhymes

Peacock pie, a book of rhymes Walter De la Mare · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.8 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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