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| Aesop. Fables. Translation by George Fyler Townsend. | | Elibron Classics, 2001, 339 pages |
| | | | These tales feature talking animals, exhibiting various qualities illustrative of human habits. Such examples as the fox and the ('sour') grapes have remained proverbial in modern times; in the meantime, the collection attributed to 'Aesop,' most likely a Phrygian slave who distinguished himself in Athens after winning his freedom, has accumulated stories from many different traditions. |
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