Little Orphant Annie

by James Whitcomb Riley · first published 1885

"Little Orphant Annie" is an 1885 poem written by James Whitcomb Riley and published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First titled "The Elf Child", the name was changed by Riley to "Little Orphant Allie" at its third printing; however, a typesetting error during printing renamed the poem to its current form. "Orphant" is an obsolete form of the word "orphan". Known as the "Hoosier poet", Riley wrote the rhymes in 19th-century Hoosier dialect.

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Genre:

Horror fiction, Cautionary tale

Original language:

English

Year page:

1885