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description: We yawn at sermons but we gladly turnTo moral tales and so amused we learn - La Fontaine. 150 fables translated retain old phrasing even rhymes. From French Roman Babrius's Aesop to recent Cowper and Emerson. Illustrated from estate of Charles Robinson in 24 fabulous colored plates and 82 intricate delicately detailed black &amp; white drawings.
language: English
title: The Big Book of Fables
publisher: Gramercy