Aesop is believed to have lived in the sixth century B.C., a slave on the Greek island of Samos. His ability to teach lessons in morality through story has made his name synonymous with the genre of 'fable'. In the witty and entertaining tales attributed to him sly foxes, wicked wolves, industrious ants, and others, provide a commentary on human behaviour while the storyteller recommends the virtues of common sense and worldly wisdom. The Fables had already been popular for centuries before Roger L'Estrange published a new English translation in 1692, with the declared intention of making a comprehensive selection addressed to children. Everyman reprints his text, together with Stephen Gooden's superb engravings which were first published in 1936 in a limited edition.
| ISBN: | 9781857159004 |
| Publication date: | 29th October 1992 |
| Author: | Aesop |
| Publisher: | Everyman's Library Children's Classics an imprint of Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 312 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS |
| Genres: |
Classic Literature Traditional Tales Animal Stories |
Aesop is believed to have lived in the sixth century B.C., a slave on the Greek island of Samos. His ability to teach lessons in morality through story has made his name synonymous with the genre of 'fable'. In the witty and entertaining tales attributed to him sly foxes, wicked wolves, industrious ants, and others, provide a commentary on human behaviour while the storyteller recommends the virtues of common sense and worldly wisdom. The Fables had already been popular for centuries before Roger L'Estrange published a new English translation in 1692, with the declared intention of making a comprehensive selection addressed to children. Everyman reprints his text, together with Stephen Gooden's superb engravings which were first published in 1936 in a limited edition.
Fables features in the following genres: Classic Literature, Traditional Tales, Animal Stories
Fables is available in Ebook, Paperback, Hardback
Fables was written by Aesop and published by Everyman's Library Children's Classics an imprint of Everyman
Fables has 312 pages
Yes it is part of Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS series
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