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. Fables include The Fox and the Grapes, The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, The Fox and the Stork, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Ass, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Ass and His Masters, Prometheus and the Making of Man and many more. This edition is beautifully illustrated in black and white by the great Arthur Rackham. 199pp in paperback.
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