Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc
"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
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| Author | Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 |
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| Illustrator | B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood), 1870-1917 |
| Title | Cautionary Tales for Children |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_Tales_for_Children |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's poetry, English |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 27424 |
| Release Date | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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