Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc

Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc

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 composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers--from a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," to the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death"--and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein. 

During the early twentieth century, he was one of England's most prolific writers. He was a poet, orator, sailor, satirist, man of literature, soldier, and political activist, among other things. His writings were heavily influenced by his Catholic religion. From 1906 to 1910, he was President of the Oxford Union and then MP for Salford.

He was a well-known squabbler who had a number of long-running quarrels, yet he was also well recognized as a compassionate and sensitive man. Belloc retained his French citizenship after becoming a naturalised British person in 1902.

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ISBN 13	9780151007158
ISBN 10	0151007152
Title	Cautionary Tales for Children
Author	Hilaire Belloc
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Harcourt Brace International
Year published	2002-12-01
Number of pages	72
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