Cautionary Tales for Children - Rilegato

Belloc, Hilaire; Gorey, Edward

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ISBN 10: 0151007152 ISBN 13: 9780151007158

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Riassunto

Macabre black-and white illustrations by the late artist highlight a collection of humorous rhyming accounts of the consequences of bad behavior and general misconduct, including the tales of Jim, "who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion," and Matilda, "who told lies and was burned to death." 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

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

L'autore:

Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was one of the most prolific and provocative writers of his time. The author of dozens of titles on widely varying subjects, his work includes poetry, fiction, social commentary, biography, and history.

Born in Chicago, Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was one of the most renowned artists and writers of our time.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0151007152
• ISBN 13: 9780151007158
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 64