Cautionary Verses (Abridged) Audiobook

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”

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"Mine was an audiobook selection read by the wonderful Martin Jarvis and Rosamund Ayres. The verse is of course wonderful word play and the come-uppances of those who do not toe the moral line delightfully extreme. It's also interesting to look back at what was considered important."

— Jennifer (4 out of 5 stars)