Goblin Market

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@Ukulele Ike

Since the poem has a fairy-taleish air of fantasy about it, Victorian people assumed it was written for children. Many ghastly tales from the mid to late 1800s were originally thrown at children as children’s fare…see my earlier comments on “The New Mother,” one of the most terrifying stories about children ever written.

Link?

BTW–ever read The Water Babies?

[pinkfreud]

@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor

Link?

The New Mother gave me the chills when I was a little girl. In fact, it still does.

[threnodyangelfire]

That’s awesome. And creepy. I’m going to read it to my friend’s kids.

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@pinkfreud

The New Mother gave me the chills when I was a little girl. In fact, it still does.

My thanks.