Harry Graham (1874–1936)
Author of Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes and More Ruthless Rhymes
About the Author
Image credit: circa 1904 photograph, long out of copyright
Works by Harry Graham
The perfect gentleman : a guide to social aspirants (compiled from the occasional papers of Reginald Drake Biffin) (1912) 2 copies
A group of Scottish women 2 copies
Ballads Of The Boer War: Selected From The Haversack Of Sergeant J. Smith (Classic Reprint) (2010) 1 copy
Unlikely Stories, Mostly 1 copy
Adam's apples, 1 copy
The World's Workers 1 copy
Associated Works
Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret [programme] — Translator — 1 copy
Life and Letters — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Graham, Jocelyn Henry Clive
- Birthdate
- 1874-12-23
- Date of death
- 1936-10-30
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, England, UK - Occupations
- writer
journalist
lyricist
army officer - Organizations
- British Army
- Relationships
- Graham, Virginia (daughter)
- Nationality
- UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
This book shows that cruel jokes were as prevalent over a 100 years ago as they are now--or perhaps I should say cruel verse. Nothing here is particularly funny, and while Graham may be in some ways a forerunner to the peerless Edward Gorey, his rhymes lack the sophistication, humor, and quality that mark Gorey's work. One or two of these, taken separately, can be a bit amusing, but reading this whole collection makes you wonder how it got published. The illustrations are quite good, however.
Don't know how I missed these wicked little poems. Share them with your kids if you dare.
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Statistics
- Works
- 28
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 205
- Popularity
- #107,801
- Rating
- 3.2
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 35
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