Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes and More Ruthless Rhymes (Hilarious Stories)

published	1998 by Dover Publications
binding	Paperback
isbn	0486402185 (isbn13: 9780486402185)
pages	64
description	For readers with an aversion to syrupy verse: a delightful, inexpensively priced collection of vintage verse with an amusingly irreverent mood. 49 exa...more [close] For readers with an aversion to syrupy verse: a delightful, inexpensively priced collection of vintage verse with an amusingly irreverent mood. 49 examples of rare 19th-century black humor—each accompanied by clever drawings—will delight readers with their stinging humor and outrageous wit. [close]
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Kay rated it:

02/17/08

bookshelves: humor-whimsy, poetry

Read in October, 1998

For anyone who loves deliciously sardonic doggerel. Especially recommended for Gilbert & Sullivan listeners, Edward Gorey appreciators, and folk of that ilk. I definitely qualify as I once made a salt-dough set of Christmas tree ornaments shaped into figures of famous opera deaths: Scarpia impaled on his dagger, Tosca taking the high jump, Gilda in her sack, Radames hitting his last high C (and using up that last bit of oxygen in the tomb)... you get the picture.

If you love dark humor...more

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Jem43 rated it:

11/23/07

bookshelves: all-time-favorites, humour

Read in January, 1969

recommends it for: everyone who ever had a child or hopes to

Given to me on my 8th birthday by my grandfather, this slim book is hillarious. Graham has such a caustic wit, all in good fun. I have cherished this remarkable read for nearly 40 years. Once you open to the first rhyme you will be a devoted fan. He lays bare the essence of family life at the fin-de-cicle in a style that may seem cruel, is in fact revelatory, and very funny. Makes an excellant bed-time book to read to yor little ones . Enjoy

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Penny added it

07/16/07

Read in January, 2005

On the same lines as Struwwelpeter - by Heinrich Hoffmann.
One of the books that Pugsley & Wednesday Addams must have been brought up on.

It might give you Kafka dreams if you read it for too long,for too late at night while snacking on cheese.

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