A Frog he would a-Wooing Go (1883)

For my good friend Alan Moores aka blinddrunkal. Thank you Alan :-)

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Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) transformed the world of children's books in the Victorian era. Children eagerly awaited the two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, which came out each Christmas for eight years.
Randolph's output, however, ranged wider than this: he illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel; he made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life; he drew cartoons and he made sketches of the famous inside Parliament and out of it; he also exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries.
Randolph was born in Chester on 22 March 1846 at 150 Bridge Street (now No 16) where today there is a plaque to commemorate him. His father, John Caldecott, was a Chester business man and an accountant of some note who was married twice and had 13 children. Randolph was his third child by his first wife Mary Dinah (née Brookes). In 1848 the family moved to Challoner House, Crook Street and in 1860 to 23 Richmond Place at Boughton just outside Chester. He spent the last five years of his schooling at The King's School which, in those days, was in the cathedral buildings in the centre of the city. In his early childhood Randolph drew and modelled, mostly animals, and he continued drawing for the rest of his life. There is a small oil painting in Chester of his brother Alfred painted during his school days.
Randolph Caldecott influenced the work of Beatrix Potter. Two of Randolph's pictures still hang in her house in the Lake District, UK.

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[tedhuntington]

I wonder if this has to do with remote neuron reading and writing- like Galvani's frog and the way those who tell are labeled "rats" - how the excluded can't get any dates.

[gerdenshed]

@tedhuntington

"You are probably one of two people, either you already know all about neuron reading and writing, or you know absolutely nothing about neuron reading and writing. If you don't see a video menu in front of your eyes right now, then you are in the "know nothing about neuron reading and writing group" and you are being excluded from receiving this simple technology interface and abused by those who control neuron reading and writing."

Mark....

[canaliontamer]

Thanks for sharing this, my mum used to sing this to me when I was little.

[gerdenshed]

My pleasure ;-)

Mark....

[stampgirl1993]

We are reading Reen-Reen-Reeny-Croak Frog from 1833 and this is a perfect musical piece to accompany our literature. Thank you--the illustrations are delightful!

[gerdenshed]

Thank you kindly my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)

gerdenshed...

[SnIIpzDesigns]

I came here because my dad reminded me how he sat through this song for hours on end but I loved it so I thought I would watch it now its such a long time.

[mmbmbmbmb]

You have no idea what a treasure this is for someone who is collecting frogs.

Thanks for your "contribution"

[CRZYMC5]

isnt it creepy? I mean, its sorta about dying animals, isnt it?

[moonardordragon]

@canaliontamer my mom used to sing this to me too

[tedhuntington]

@gerdenshed

thanks Mark

It's amazing - for example that four years after this song was created William Crookes spoke publicly about the possibility of using x-rays to communicate, for example, thought-audio, wirelessly direct-to-brain. It sounds crazy, but yet, when one thinks about it, it would seem more convenient not to have to wear headphones, for example to listen to music.

[Williamjamesdewar86]

Great - this doesn't have all the words, but still I love this version

[SteveGD2009]

Thanks for posting this. Excellent illustrations and beautifully performed too. Did I miss it or is there no reference to the names of the performers?

[putty1994]

Thank you for the upload