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Cautionary Tales for Children

by Hilaire Belloc

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Synopsis

Cautionary Tales for Children is a parody of 19th century cautionary tales, written by the Anglo-French writer Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc, who has written many comic verses for children. His notable work other than this book is The Bad Child's Book of Beasts.  

Cautionary Tales is a folklore, in which the narration begins after stating a taboo and providing a danger warning. This book contains eleven tales, illustrated by Temple Blackwood. 

The tales in this collection are 

  • Jim: Who ran away from his Nurse, 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.
  • Hildebrand: Who was frightened by a Passing Motor, and was brought to reason.
  • Lord Lundy: Who was too freely moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political Career.
  • Rebecca: Who Slammed Doors For Fun And Perished Miserably?
  • George: Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and suffered a Catastrophe of considerable Dimensions.
  • Charles Augustus Fortescue: Who Always did what was Right, and so accumulated an Immense Fortune.

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Juvenile Non Fiction    Poetry    Stories For Kids   


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