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Cautionary Tales for Children

by Hilaire Belloc

1948 · Children's poetry, English, Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry · 5 chapters

Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years is a 1907 children's book written by Hilaire Belloc. It is a parody of the cautionary tales that were popular in the 19th century. The poems are a sardonic critique of Victorian era upper class society. The work is in the public domain in the United States.

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