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Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
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Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, English.
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Cautionary tales for...
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Cautionary tales for children / Hilaire Belloc ; rediscovered and illustrated by Edward Gorey.
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Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
New York : Harcourt, c2002.
Subjects
Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, English.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/har051/2002007963.html
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/har021/2002007963.html
ISBN:
0151007152
9780151007158
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1st ed.
Contents:
Jim, who let go of his nurse's hand and was eaten by a lion -- Henry King, who chewed bits of string, and was early cut off in dreadful agonies -- Matilda, who told lies, and was burned to death -- Franklin Hyde, who caroused in the dirt, and was corrected by his uncle -- Godolphin Horne, who was cursed with the sin of pride, and became a boot-black -- Algernon, who played with a loaded gun, and, on missing his sister, was reprimanded by his father -- Hildrebrand, who was frightened by a passing motor, and was brought to reason.
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From the Publisher: One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the foibles of children like Jim, who let go of his nurse's hand and was eaten by a lion; Matilda, who told lies, and was burned to death; and Henry King who swallowed string. The consequences range from naughty children being whimsically eaten by lions, to stern reprimands for a boy who fires a loaded gun at his sister. Originally written nearly a century ago, Belloc's sprightly verses are a quick and cathartic read for teenagers, and reflect a trend of literature that is still popular today.
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