The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast is a poem by William Roscoe, written in 1802, and telling the story of a party for insects and other small animals.
Frontispiece of the 1808, London, publication of The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast
Catherine Ann Dorset
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Catherine Ann Dorset was a British author of poems for children. She had a successful career as a writer. Dorset anonymously collaborated on several works with her sister, Charlotte, which were Cather
The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast
…Lady", and describing similar parties for birds and large mammals. The Peacock 'At Home' was very popular and the 1809 edition revealed the author to be Catherine Ann Dorset. The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is also the title of a 1973 picture book by Alan Aldridge and William Plomer, loosely based on the poem…
"The Gentleman's Magazine" – November 1807 – "The Peacock 'at Home'" – Praise (Urban 1807)
"The Gentleman's Magazine" – March 1808 – "The Peacock 'at Home'" – Criticism (Urban 1808)
The Three wishes by Catherine Ann Dorset
Suit our wishes to our station by Catherine Ann Dorset