Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Aesop's fables / illustrated by Arthur Rackham ; translated by V. S. Vernon Jones ; with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton.

By: Aesop [author.]Contributor(s): Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939 [illustrator.] | Vernon Jones, V. S. (Vernon Stanley) [translator.] | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 [author of introduction, etc.]Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Latin Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Newton Abbot : Dover ; David & Charles [distributor], 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: xxix, 223 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780486472546 (paperback)Subject(s): Aesop -- Translations into English | Fables, Greek -- Translations into English | Fables, Latin -- Translations into EnglishDDC classification: 398.2452 Summary: Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing, and don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs! These simple allegories -- abounding in paradoxes, ambiguities, and ironies -- embody great truths. Attributed to a legendary storyteller of ancient Greece, they speak to readers and listeners of all ages and cultures. This enchanting edition of Aesop's morality tales features illustrations by Arthur Rackham. His thirteen full-color and fifty-three black-and-white images lend a perfect blend of humor and romanticism to the timeless fables. An illuminating Introduction by G. K. Chesterton complements V. S. Vernon Jones's sprightly, concise, and idiomatic translation.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )
Comments ( 0 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
wnor- Book	Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction	398.2452 AES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31111072755349

Browsing Northam shelves, Shelving location: Northam Adult Nonfiction Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	398.20994 MAC Classic Australian folklore : two centuries of tales, epics, ballads, myths & legends / Folklore Tales	398.20994 REE Aboriginal fables and legendary tales / Aboriginal Australians Legends	398.20994 SCO Yira boornak nyininy : an old story / Noongar languages. Forgiveness Aboriginal Australians Folklore	398.2452 AES Aesop's fables /	398.2454 MCK Dragons for beginners : ancient creatures in a modern world / Dragons.	398.250994 DAV Great Australian ghost stories / Ghosts	398.352 DIX Celtic myth & legend : an a-z of people and places / Mythology, Celtic. Celts	Next

Translated from the Ancient Greek and Latin.

Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing, and don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs! These simple allegories -- abounding in paradoxes, ambiguities, and ironies -- embody great truths. Attributed to a legendary storyteller of ancient Greece, they speak to readers and listeners of all ages and cultures. This enchanting edition of Aesop's morality tales features illustrations by Arthur Rackham. His thirteen full-color and fifty-three black-and-white images lend a perfect blend of humor and romanticism to the timeless fables. An illuminating Introduction by G. K. Chesterton complements V. S. Vernon Jones's sprightly, concise, and idiomatic translation.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.