The Big Book of Fables

By (author): "Aesop, Jane Harvey, Charles Robinson, Walter Jerrold"
Genres:Fantasy books  Fiction books  Childrens books  Fables books  
Publish Date: 1912
The Big Book of Fables
ISBN0517637901
ISBN139780517637906
AsinThe Big Book of Fables
Original titleAesop's Fables
SeriesBig Book of
"We yawn at sermons, but we gladly turnTo moral tales, and so amused we learn" - La Fontaine. 150 fables translated, retain old phrasing, even rhymes. From French, Roman Babrius's Aesop, to recent Cowper and Emerson. Illustrated from estate of Charles Robinson in 24 fabulous colored plates and 82 intricate delicately detailed black & white drawings.