A APPLE PIE

By

KATE GREENAWAY

PUBLISHER'S NOTE

Kate Greenaway used an early version of the rhyme to illustrate A APPLE PIE which was first published in 1886 and it will be noticed that there is no rhyme for the letter I.

The rhyme of A APPLE PIE is very ancient and reference is made to it as early as 1671 in one of the writings of John Eachard. In these early versions the letters I and J were not differentiated. The letter J as we know it to-day was the curved initial form of the letter I and was always used before a vowel.

A APPLE PIE

By

KATE GREENAWAY

London FREDERICK WARNE & Ltd. & New York

Printed in Great Britain by W & J Mackay Limited, Chatham from original woodblock designs engraved in 1886

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