<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Children's verse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> 1829 (1829) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Spider and the Fly is a poem by Mary Howitt (1799--1888), published in 1828 . The first line of the poem is "' Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly ." The story tells of a cunning Spider who ensnares a naïve Fly through the use of seduction and flattery . The poem is a cautionary tale against those who use flattery and charm to disguise their true evil intentions . </P> <P> The poem was published with the subtitle "A New Version of an Old Story" in The New Year's Gift and Juvenile Souvenir, which has a publication year of 1829 on its title page but, as the title would suggest, was released before New Year's Day and was reviewed in magazines as early as October 1828 . </P>

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