A is for Amy who fell down the stairs B is for Basil assaulted by bears C is for Clara who wasted away D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh E is for Earnest who choked on a peach F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech G is for George smothered under a rug H is for Hector done in by a thug I is for Ida who drowned in the lake J is for James who took lye by mistake K is for Kate who was struck with an axe L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks M is for Maude who was swept out to sea N is for Neville who died of ennui O is for Olive run through with an awl P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl Q is for Quentin who sank in the mire R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire S is for Susan who perished of fits T is for Titus who flew into bits U is for Una who slipped down the drain V is for Victor squashed under a train W is for Winnie embedded in ice X is for Xerxes devoured by mice Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin