Publication

1984-09-01 - Hamish Hamilton Ltd

Language

English

Word Count

16,000 words, Guess

Page Count

64 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780241113714
  • ISBN-100241113717
  • Goodreads3368172
  • Library of Congress Control Number90186195
  • OCLC Control Number22307263
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  • Better World Books9780241113714
  • Open LibraryOL10201358M

Classifications

  • LCCPA3855.E5 C32 1984
  • LCCPA3855

Description

The world's oldest known collection of fables and folk tales. Some of the stories credited to Aesop, a Greek slave who lived in about the sixth century BCE, are known in every corner of the globe, such as 'The Tortoise and the Hare' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. Other familiar tales are 'The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs', 'The Fox and the Grapes' and ''The Ant and the Grasshopper'.

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