Do you remember the poetry you heard as a child? If you are a writer of a ‘certain age’ it probably included some cautionary verses, and Hilaire Belloc’s name would have featured prominently. Favourites include 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, and George: Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and
