Posted by Margaret Ratcliffe on February 09, 1999 at 19:37:09:
Early in Bill Bryson's "Made in America" reference is made to the poem Casabianca which the author says is "now remembered chiefly for its opening line:- The boy stood on the burning deck.
Does this poem feature in one of the S & A books?
I do seem to recall one of the children bemoaning they had to either recite or learn it. Picts & Martyrs perhaps? I'm afraid I can't remember.
If it is the same poem, what comes after the first line?
Definitely one for Christina Hardyment's footnotes.