Cautionary Tales for Children
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Book Overview
For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:B001NSLV5Q
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Folio Society
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Revisiting CAutionary Tales
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This was one of the loved books of my childhood in the original edition, of course. I hadn't seen it for a very long time and was anxious to haev a copy for my younger grandchildren. Though old people can enjoy it as well. Now plesed to have it on my own shelves
Dark humor and delightful drawings
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I got this to read to my nephews, and it did not disappoint when the time came to pick a story to read. I highly recommend this and the Gashlycrumb Tinies to anyone with children or nephews....
What you do comes back
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I just gave this to a friends' one year old for her birthday. In the inscription I wrote that she ought to read and learn, as whatever she does in life will come back to haunt her. My friend thought the book hysterical. Her husband thinks we're both odd...
Completing the Edward Gorey library
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
JIM, who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion. It's small wonder that Edward Gorey chose to illustrate Belloc's verses, written nearly a century ago - in fact, they were such a clear and strong influence on his work, it's hard to believe he didn't write them himself. 'Cautionary Tales' is a literary work that was years ahead of its time, parodying the overtly-strict educational children's verses of the time with tales of children whose punishment is wholly disproportioned to their crime. Gorey's illustrations, published only after his death in 2000, complete the ghoulish verses with his trademark naïve and refined black and white crosshatching. Already in his seventies, Gorey has lost none of his charm and style and these illustrations are as nasty and sarcastic as anything he's done, perfectly complimenting the ironic text. 'Cautionary Tales' is the first work of Gorey's published after his death, and it's a perfect conclusion to his illustrious career, and one of his finest works. It's an essential to any fan of this great artist.
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