AESOP'S FABLES

Aesop's celebrated collection of fables has always been popular with both adults and children. These simple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles of the individual fables - the fox and the grapes, the dog in the manger, the wolf in sheep's clothing and many others - have entered the languages and idioms of most European tongues.

This edition is beautifully illustrated in black and white by the great Arthur Rackham, and has an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

Fables include:

The Fox & the Grapes
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
The Fox & the Stork
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The Shepherd’s Boy & the Wolf
The Hare & the Tortoise
The Lion & the Ass
The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse
The Ass & His Masters
Prometheus & the Making of Man
And many more…