Hillaire Belloc\’s was published in 1907 and illustrated by Basil Blackwood. A newly released edition in 2002 features images by Edward Gorey. Along with Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, Belloc used light verse and the absurd to critique the didactic impulse of children\’s literature.Discuss the story

Hillaire Belloc\’s  was published in 1907 and illustrated by Basil Blackwood. A newly released edition in 2002 features images by Edward Gorey. Along with Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, Belloc used light verse and the absurd to critique the didactic impulse of children\’s literature.