Cautionary Tales for Children - Hardcover

Belloc, Hilaire

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781393214 ISBN 13: 9781781393215

Publisher: Oxford City Press, 2012

Synopsis

Hilaire Belloc's misbehaving children suffer all manner of grisly ends in these cautionary tales that poke fun at the idea of improving children's morals through verse stories. Once heard, who can forget 'Henry King, Who chewed bits of String' or the unfortunate lies of Matilda? The wicked humour ensures that they will remain favourites throughout the generations. This new edition has been carefully typeset to remain faithful to the original, and includes all of Basil Blackwood's brilliant black and white illustrations.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--"The New York Review of Books"
"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--"The Washington Post Book World"
"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--"The New Yorker"
"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--"Print Magazine"
PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY

"Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--"The New York Review of Books"

"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--"The New Yorker"

"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--"Print Magazine"
PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--The New York Review of Books
"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--The Washington Post Book World
"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--The New York Times Book Review
"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--The New Yorker
"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--Print Magazine
PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY

"Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--The New York Review of Books

"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--The Washington Post Book World

"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--The New York Times Book Review

"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--The New Yorker

"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--Print Magazine

About the Author:

Hilaire Belloc was born in France and educated at Newman's Oratory School and at Balliol College, Oxford. From 1906 to 1910 he was Liberal MP for Salford and literary editor of the Morning Post. As well as writing books of verse and novels, he also wrote on religious, social and political topics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford City Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1781393214
• ISBN 13: 9781781393215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 82
• Illustrator: Blackwood Basil Temple