Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen Years Contributor(s): Belloc, Hilaire (Author), Blackwood, Basil Temple (Illustrator), B, B. T. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1684222842 ISBN-13: 9781684222841 Publisher: Martino Fine Books OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous |
Dewey: 821.912 |
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.31 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: 2018 Reprint of 1922 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Cautionary Tales for Children was first published in 1907 and is a parody of the cautionary tales that were popular in the 19th century. Illustrated by Belloc's friend Basil Temple Blackwood, it is similar in style to The Bad Child's Book of Beasts which had brought Belloc public acclaim and commercial success a decade earlier. The book contains an introduction and eleven tales, all written in rhyming couplets. Stories include:
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