Children's & Young Adult
Cautionary Tales for Children
This darkly humorous collection parodies the Victorian-era moral tales that warned children against bad behavior.
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About this book
"Cautionary Tales for Children" by Hilaire Belloc is a children's book published in 1907. This darkly humorous collection parodies the Victorian-era moral tales that warned children against bad behavior. Written in rhyming couplets, eleven tales follow unfortunate children who meet exaggerated, often fatal consequences for their misdeeds—from Jim, eaten by a lion, to Matilda, burned for lying. The poems satirize upper-class Victorian society while delighting readers with their wickedly entertaining mix of macabre humor and moral instruction.
- Format
- EPUB
- Language
- English
- Length
- 12 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1907
- Publisher
- anboco
- ISBN
- 9783736408791
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