Humpty Dumpty often appears as an egg in illustrations of the popular nursery rhyme, but you may be shocked to learn the character is something else entirely - and he's not very friendly.

In 1871, Humpty Dumpty was referred to in Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass, which was a sequel to Alice in Wonderland. In that book, Humpty Dumpty was described as an egg.

From our earliest childhood memories, we know the sad story. “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty ...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king's horses and all the king's men, Couldn't put Humpty together again. He fell off the wall - from the highest high - so ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Virginia Lowe, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Lowe says she has always written, from editing newsletters and maintaining a monthly blog, to ...

Humpty Dumpty is a classic nursery rhymes that will hit Brits across the nation with a sweet sense of nostalgia, but it turns out the eponymous character isn't actually an anthropomorphic egg ...