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Aesop's Fables (Oxford World's Classics)
Aesop's Fables - Oxford World's Classics
Author: Aesop
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199540754
ISBN-10: 0199540756
Publication Date: 6/15/2008
Pages: 352
Edition: 1
Reading Level: All Ages
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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I waded through this as it is one of the 1001 books to read before you die. A lot of them were common from childhood, tortoise and the hare, fox and the grapes. I wasn't particularly enjoying it, and I can safely say I will never re-read it. I suppose for the time it was written it was pertinent, but all I can say is another off the list.


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