{"product_id":"cautionary-tales-by-hilaire-belloc-macmillan-collectors-library","title":"Cautionary Tales by Hilaire Belloc (MacMillan Collector's Library)","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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerrifying and funny at the same time, and with a true sense of the absurd, Belloc brings us the renowned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim, Who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a Lion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and unfortunate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca, who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs well as these stories and many more, this edition includes a selection of mischievous poems from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bad Child's Book of Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Beasts for Worse Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This volume includes the original illustrations by Basil Temple Blackwood, known as B.T.B. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilaire Belloc\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in France in 1870. As a child he moved with his mother and siblings to England. Still a French citizen he did his military service in France before going to Oxford University where he was president of the Union debating society. He took British citizenship in 1902 and was a Member of Parliament for several years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA prolific and versatile writer of over 150 books, he is best remembered for his comic and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elight verse. But he also wrote extensively about politics, history, nature and contemporary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esociety. Famously adversarial, he is also remembered for his long running feud with H. G. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWells. He died in in Surrey, England in 1953. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacMillan Collector's Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarch 05, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.6\" H x 6.1\" L x 3.6\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54632883749048,"sku":"nru1793758578908","price":9.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/2691\/3720\/files\/cautionary-tales-by-hilaire-belloc-macmillan-collectors-library_1.jpg?v=1793758592","url":"https:\/\/www.elmfable.com\/products\/cautionary-tales-by-hilaire-belloc-macmillan-collectors-library","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}