PublishedCollector's Library, October 2014 |
ISBN9781909621237 |
FormatHardcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions15.7cm × 10.2cm × 2.3cm |
This timeless collection brings together three hundred of the most enduringly
popular of Aesop fables in a collection 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 steady tortoise - just as endearingly vivid and relevant now as
they were for their very first audience. While their lifespan over several
millennia marks them out as one of the most enduring staples of world literature,
they have also been the inspiration for countless other forms of narrative in
various languages.
For all their entertainment value - this is a world where even a lamp and the
moon can speak, and mice taunt bulls - they have also come to be fondly
regarded as a playful compendium of secular wisdom.
