The New Tale of a Tub (Classic Reprint): An Adventure in Verse: An Adventure in Verse (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bayley, Frederic William Naylor

 
9781333595920: The New Tale of a Tub (Classic Reprint): An Adventure in Verse: An Adventure in Verse (Classic Reprint)

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A playful, verse-led adventure on a sunlit Indian plain that turns a simple tub into a stage for a comic frontier. This collectible edition brings to life a buoyant narrative full of rhythm, humor, and larger-than-life characters as two Bengalese travelers, a wandering tiger, and a surprising tub-filled chase collide in a fantasy of wit and mischief. The piece reads like a theatre of verse, blending playful language with vivid scenes and a dash of sly humor.

Framed in bright rhymes and jaunty couplets, the tale unfolds with a tiger’s roguish appetite and the Bengalese’s clever dodges. Expect lively humor, theatrical pacing, and imagery that dances off the page as the action cranks up from picnic snacks to high-stakes mischief.




  • Vibrant verse and cheeky humor that keeps the pace quick and the mood light.

  • Striking, comic scenarios set against a sun-drenched Indian landscape.

  • Playful wordplay and characterful dialogue that invites a smile.

  • A whimsical reminder of how wit and teamwork can outmaneuver danger.



Ideal for readers who enjoy playful poetry, vintage whimsy, and light-hearted adventures told in memorable rhyme.

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