by Belloc · Cluster: Comic Verse · Childhood · Satire
Abstract
A book of comic ‘cautionary’ verses (illustrated by B.T.B.) each skewering a fictitious member of the House of Lords, from Lord Roehampton and Lord Calvin to Lord Lucky and Lord Hippo. Behind the nonsense rhymes lies Belloc’s Edwardian satire on the vanity, greed and political privilege of the aristocracy.
Capitoli / Chapters
- Lord Roehampton
- Lord Calvin
- Lord Henry Chase
- Lord Heygate
- Lord Epsom
- Lord Finchley
- Lord Ali-Baba
- Lord Hippo
- Lord Uncle Tom
- Lord Lucky
- Lord Canton
- Lord Abbott
Connections
Forms & Genres: Comic Verse Song, Satire, Poem Themes & Concepts: Satire of Society, Class Conflict, Vanity, Money and Avarice, Nonsense, Economics Motifs: Money and Gold, Flag, Wine and Drink Settings: London Archetypes: Corrupt Official Topoi: World Upside Down