{"product_id":"book-bbq9","title":"Cautionary Verses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily Joyce Grenfell is narrating, so it’s double the experience! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere’s what you can look forward to hearing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Jim: Who Ran Away from his Nurse, and was Eaten by a Lion.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Henry King: Who Chewed Bits of String, and was Early Cut Off in Dreadful Agonies.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Matilda: Who Told Lies, and was Burned to Death.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘Franklin Hyde: Who Caroused in the Dirt and was Corrected by His Uncle.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Godolphin Horne: Who was Cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Algernon: Who Played with a Loaded Gun, and on Missing his Sister, was Reprimanded by his Father.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Hildebrand: Who was Frightened by a Passing Motor, and was Brought to Reason.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Lord Lundy: Who was Too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby Ruined his Political Career.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Rebecca: Who Slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“George: Who Played with a Dangerous Toy, and Suffered a Catastrophe of Considerable Dimensions.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Charles Augustus Fortescue: Who Always Did hat was Right, and so Accumulated an Immense Fortune.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Example”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“John: Who Lost a Fortune by Throwing Stones.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Maria: Who Made Faces and a Deplorable Marriage.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Sarah Byng: Who Could Not Read and Was Tossed into a Thorny Hedge by a Bull.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Jack and His Pony, Tom”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Tom and His Pony, Jack”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Lord Lundy (Second Canto)”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Garden Party”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Copyright Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49388036325680,"sku":"BDbbq9","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/244246-bbq9-Square.jpg?v=1735209334","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bbq9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}