Stephenson:Neal:Quicksilver:64:Mrs. Goose (Neal Stephenson)

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There was a Mrs. Goose in Boston. Her gravestone stands in the Granary Burying Ground. It is by no means clear that she is THE Mrs. Goose responsible for the Mother Goose stories. Other people, who lived earlier, seem to have a claim on that honor.