Cautionary Tales for Children - Couverture rigide

Gorey, Edward; Belloc, Hilaire

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151007152 ISBN 13 : 9780151007158

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Synopsis

Cautionary Tales for Children

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance   Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers—from a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," to the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death”—and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein. 

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY

"Invaluable to Gorey-ites."--The New York Review of Books

"A marvelously entertaining volume . . . I came down on these pages like a wolf on the flock, and devoured them in an afternoon."--The Washington Post Book World

"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman."--The New York Times Book Review

"A man of enormous erudition . . . An artist and writer of genius."--The New Yorker

"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."--Print Magazine

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0151007152
• ISBN 13: 9780151007158
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 72