Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

Title

en_US Animal Fables from the Dark Continent

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US A.O Stafford

Creator

en_US Stafford, A.O. See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Noble-Ives, Sarah

Date

2016-01-25T19:02:10Z

en_US 1999-09

en_US 1906

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:02:10Z

Date Issued

en_US 1906

Abstract

en_US Of the thirty-four Black fables offered here, Stafford writes in his preface that twenty come directly from African sources and fourteen from American. Readers will notice a number that relate to Br'er Rabbit stories. The turtle, for example, pleads to be killed by being thrown into the river in The Turtle, the Wolf, and the Hyena (99). Many stories are eteological, especially in demonstrating why particular animals are enemies of each other. New to me is The Dog and the Clever Rabbit (17) with one of the best illustrations. The dog has the rabbit holed up in a hollow tree and asks the goose to watch while he goes to get moss and fire to smoke him out. The rabbit blinds the goose with sawdust and gets away. Another fine illustration shows the rabbit comfortably reading The Jungle News newspaper (36). Many stories are explicitly linked with the foregoing story with a line or two at their beginning. There is a T of C at the front. About eight of the illustrations are unsigned. The others are signed either NI or Noble-Ives. I am indebted to Jay Dillon for pointing out that this illustrator is Sarah Noble-Ives (1864-1944). This reader is in fair to poor condition. Pages 113-114 are missing.

Identifier

en_US 3979 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79319

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US American Book Company

en_US New York, NY

Subject

en_US GR350 .S73 1906 See all items with this value

en_US African; reader See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole