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CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN- Hilaire Belloc & Edward Gorey, '02 1st HC Edition
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “VF/NM”
- Type
- Short Stories
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Unit Quantity
- Single
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780151007158
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Product Information
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 forany fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0151007152
ISBN-13
9780151007158
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2297020
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Form / Limericks & Verse, Poetry / General
Book Title
Cautionary Tales for Children
Language
English
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Humor
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5in
Item Length
9in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Width
7in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2002-007963
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Gorey didn't just illustrate these tales by major English literatus Belloc; he is credited with rediscovering them., PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY "Invaluable to Gorey-ites."-- The New York Review of Books "A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."-- The Washington Post Book World "A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."-- The New York Times Book Review "A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."-- The New Yorker "An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."-- Print Magazine, Adult/High School-Tales is written in the style of a picture book, with sprightly little rhymes that speak of the foibles of children and the horrible consequences thereof. First penned nearly a century ago, the sort of story that Belloc parodies continues to be written today and read to youngsters, but readers who are more sophisticated will better appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Children are whimsically eaten by lions or consigned to life as a bootblack for their sins-or, by contrast, a boy who fires a loaded gun at his sister is reprimanded sternly. Gorey's artfully antiquated style exactly fits Belloc's writing and brings this edition to life-a single pen-and-ink line shows the sister's satisfaction at hearing her brother called to task. The previously unpublished illustrations meticulously convey texture, such as the clothing of the myriad physicians called in to help poor Henry King who swallowed string, and the expressions of the self-satisfied adults seem so earnestly and seriously drawn as to make the whole that much more humorous. The art is refined and genteel-never gory. Teenagers will enjoy this quick and cathartic read.Paul Brink, Fairfax County Public Library System, VA, PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY "Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--The New York Review of Books "A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--The Washington Post Book World "A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--The New York Times Book Review "A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--The New Yorker "An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--Print Magazine
Grade from
Fourth Grade
Age Range
9-12
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
821.912
Grade to
Seventh Grade
Lc Classification Number
Pr6003.E45c34 2002
Number of Pages
72 Pages
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- b***a (4188)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat. Thanks. 👍
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