{"product_id":"cautionary-tales","title":"Cautionary Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \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 'Jim, Who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a Lion' and unfortunate 'Rebecca, who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably'. \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.","brand":"MacMillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561351581858,"sku":"9781035017409","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1240\/0398\/files\/imageloader_cbb79694-cc98-4eac-9020-3038d0ca40f4.jpg?v=1790937909","url":"https:\/\/thereadingspa.com\/products\/cautionary-tales","provider":"The Reading Spa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}