Fables
by Aesop, Joseph Jacobs, Roger L'Estrange & Percy J Billinghurst
- First published:
- 15th century
- Languages: Danish, English, French, German, Ancient Greek, Greek, Latin, Multiple languages, Welsh
- Content type: FictionJuvenile
ONE hot, sultry day, a Wolf and a Lamb happened to come, just at the same time, to quench their thirst in the stream of a clear silver brook that ran tumbling down the side of a rocky mountain. ONE day a hare was boasting of his running speed and laughing at the tortoise, for being so slow.
Provenance
Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.
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Editions
Open Library reports 109 editions; 1 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The fables of Aesop | 1909 | Hodder & Stoughton | English | — | Public |
Subjects
- History
- Fiction
- Folklore
- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile literature
- Children's fiction
- Children's stories
- Translations into English
- Adaptations
- Fables
- Picture books for children
- Themes, motives
- Children's stories, English
- Folklore, juvenile literature
- Mice, fiction
- Aeronautics
- Flight
- Greek Fables
- Wolves, fiction
- Translations from Greek
- Rabbits, fiction
- English Fables
- Medieval Arts
- Fables, greek--translations into english
- Fables--translations into english
- Flight in art
- Pa3855.e5 c32 1984
- Renaissance Arts
- Turtles, fiction
- Ascension of the soul in art
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Cataloging notes
- Open Library reports 109 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL15464922W
- Edition coverage
- Multi source partial
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