Here comes a chopper to chop off your head
Subtitle: the dark side of childhood rhymes and stories
By: Liz Evers
Publisher: Blake Publishing, Limited, John
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781784180133
Subjects: Folk literature; Nursery rhymes; History and criticism
Description: Liz Evers delves into the origins of the best-known rhymes and tales to uncover a legacy of folk superstition, rotten royal families, execution, child marriage, cannibalism, and the multitude of other random acts of cruelty that make up any classic treasury.
Notes: Various printings.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.