Cautionary Verses

These humorous verses were originally written for children but the taste is much more to an adult liking. They are strange, perverse, and the morals they provide … Well, that’s for you to decide. 

Luckily Joyce Grenfell is narrating, so it’s double the experience! 

Here’s what you can look forward to hearing:

• “Jim: Who Ran Away from his Nurse, and was Eaten by a Lion.”
• “Henry King: Who Chewed Bits of String, and was Early Cut Off in Dreadful Agonies.”
• “Matilda: Who Told Lies, and was Burned to Death.”
• ‘Franklin Hyde: Who Caroused in the Dirt and was Corrected by His Uncle.”
• “Godolphin Horne: Who was Cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black.”
• “Algernon: Who Played with a Loaded Gun, and on Missing his Sister, was Reprimanded by his Father.”
• “Hildebrand: Who was Frightened by a Passing Motor, and was Brought to Reason.”
• “Lord Lundy: Who was Too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby Ruined his Political Career.”
• “Rebecca: Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably.”
• “George: Who Played with a Dangerous Toy, and Suffered a Catastrophe of Considerable Dimensions.”
• “Charles Augustus Fortescue: Who Always Did hat was Right, and so Accumulated an Immense Fortune.”
• “The Example”
• “John: Who Lost a Fortune by Throwing Stones.”
• “Maria: Who Made Faces and a Deplorable Marriage.”
• “Sarah Byng: Who Could Not Read and Was Tossed into a Thorny Hedge by a Bull.”
• “Jack and His Pony, Tom”
• “Tom and His Pony, Jack”
• “Lord Lundy (Second Canto)”
• “The Garden Party”