This illustrated collection includes hundreds of fables that have
influenced our world for centuries.
The stories attributed to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in
Greece around 620-564 BCE, were originally passed on through oral
tradition before first being transcribed several centuries after his
death. Many of these fables use animals as the main characters to convey
deeper meanings and morals that have become ingrained in our cultural
and personal belief systems. This elegant leather-bound volume includes
487 fables, along with more than 100 illustrations by celebrated artists
Arthur Rackham and Walter Crane. A scholarly introduction examines
Aesop's life and the oral tradition, providing readers with further
insight into the world of the humble storyteller whose presence
continues to touch us today.