Belloc, Hilaire,  1870-1953 <br/><br/>
Cautionary Tales for Children 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautionary_Tales_for_Children  Release date is 2008-12-05 
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<br/><br/> "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 macabre humor and moral instruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Children's poetry, English Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR  PZ