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One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the foibles of children like Jim, who let go of his nurse's hand and was eaten by a lion; Matilda, who told lies, and was burned to death; and Henry King who swallowed string. The consequences range from naughty children being whimsically eaten by lions, to stern reprimands for a boy who fires a loaded gun at his sister. Originally written nearly a century ago, Belloc's sprightly verses are a quick and cathartic read for teenagers, and reflect a trend of literature that is still popular today.… (mehr)
One of those books for "children" that speak to readers of all ages. Belloc's wit rivals that of Lewis Carrol and others, over the years, have added to the literature of moral fables begun by Aesop. ( )
In the true form of Victorian humorous morality stories, this collection of poems warns children away from some typically bad behavior by showing us osme of the bad things that can happen. The rhymes are tightly lyrical, which makes them highly accessible for readers young and old, if slightly predictable. ( )
Anyone who has read Edward Gorey, who may have been inspired by it, will be extremely disappointed in this mostly unfunny, rather unpleasantly illustrated tongue-in-cheek collection of stories of what happens to bad (or in one case, good) children. The rhymes are awkward, the stories lack humor, and it is difficult to see why the book has remained popular over the years. (I am reviewing the original edition, not the more recent edition with Gorey's illustrations.) ( )
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And is it True? It is not True. And it it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong. Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
H. B.
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Erste Worte
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[Introduction] Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
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The moral is (it is indeed!) You mustn't monkey with the Creed.
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One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the foibles of children like Jim, who let go of his nurse's hand and was eaten by a lion; Matilda, who told lies, and was burned to death; and Henry King who swallowed string. The consequences range from naughty children being whimsically eaten by lions, to stern reprimands for a boy who fires a loaded gun at his sister. Originally written nearly a century ago, Belloc's sprightly verses are a quick and cathartic read for teenagers, and reflect a trend of literature that is still popular today.
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