Aesop's Fables
$24.85
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2017
Summary
This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly popular of Aesop’s fables in a volume that will delight young and old readers alike. Here are all the age-old favourites - the wily fox, the vain peacock, the predatory cat and the steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as they were for their very first audience.
This elegant Macmillan Collector’s Library edition of Aesop’s Fables features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, the leading de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509844364 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509844368 |
| Author: | Aesop, Arthur Rackham, Anna South |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 103mm x 160mm |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Audience Age: | 8-11 |
Aesop
Although the three hundred fables in this collection are attributed to Aesop, and his name is synonymous with the form, it seems unlikely he was in fact anything more than a legendary figure. While some historical accounts maintain he was a slave with a prodigious talent for story-telling who lived during the sixth century BC, many believe it unlikely that this whole stock of fables can be attributed to one individual. However, what does seem clear is that the fables began their life as word-of-mouth stories long before being put down in writing.
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