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5 · 164 pages · First published 1489
The world's oldest known collection of fables and folk tales. Some of the stories credited to Aesop, a Greek slave who lived in about the sixth century BCE, are known in every corner of the globe, such as 'The Tortoise and the Hare' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. Other familiar tales are 'The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs', 'The Fox and the Grapes' and ''The Ant and the Grasshopper'.
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Subjects
FablesGreek FablesTranslations from GreekEnglish FablesTranslations into EnglishChildren's storiesJuvenile literaturePicture books for childrenChildren's stories, EnglishAeronauticsHistoryFlightFlight in artAscension of the soul in artMedieval ArtsThemes, motivesRenaissance ArtsFolkloreFictionFolklore, juvenile literature
- Publishers
- Godfrey Cave, Hamish Hamilton, Hodder Wayland, Printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, Brimax Books, Walker Books Ltd
- Languages
- lat, mul, dan, wel, eng, ger, fre, grc