{"product_id":"cautionary-tales-9781035017409","title":"Cautionary Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1907 and in print ever since, Hilaire Belloc's \u003ci\u003eCautionary Tales for Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a deliciously witty parody of the terribly serious moral tales for children, which were popular in Victorian times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerrifying and funny at the same time, and with a true sense of the absurd, Belloc brings us the renowned \u003ci\u003eJim, Who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a Lion\u003c\/i\u003e and unfortunate \u003ci\u003eRebecca, who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs well as these stories and many more, this edition includes a selection of mischievous poems from \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Child's Book of Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Beasts for Worse Children\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume includes the original illustrations by Basil Temple Blackwood, known as B.T.B.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan Collector's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035017409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Hilaire Belloc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471114404021,"sku":"9781035017409","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7e2561a2-a3ef-470e-91e5-ab5b3abd44d4.jpg?v=1704822775","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cautionary-tales-9781035017409","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}