Seventeenth-century Frenchman Jean de La Fontaine happily plundered Aesop and other classical writers as a source for his witty, elegant fables, as well as inventing a number of his own. Seeking to expose the weaknesses of human nature, he offered vivid perspectives on greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The sixty fables collected here - from 'The Crow and the Fox' and 'The Cock and the Pearl' to 'The Grasshopper and the Ant' and 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse' - are illustrated with more than a hundred drawings by R. de La Nezi re which which charmingly capture La Fontaine's unforgettable cast of animal personalities.
By:
Jean de La Fontaine Illustrated by:
R. de La Nézière Translated by:
Edward Marsh, Edward Marsh Imprint: Everyman's Library Children's Classics Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Volume: 8 Dimensions:
Height: 206mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g ISBN:9781857155082 ISBN 10: 1857155084 Series:Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS Pages: 160 Publication Date:15 October 2001 Recommended Age: From 5 to 7 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active