The Fables of Aesop

Title

en_US The Fables of Aesop

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Samuel Croxall, Rev. Geo. Fyler Townsend

Creator

en_US Aesop

Date

2016-01-25T16:07:23Z

en_US 1994-02

en_US 1866

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:07:23Z

Date Issued

en_US 1866

Abstract

en_US One of two very curious books sent together; compare it with The Fables of Aesop from Warne for whose printing date I have guessed the same year. That edition adds fifty fables but no illustrations to the 110 fables here; it also mentions l'Estrange with Croxall and L. Valentine with Townsend. This edition in a nice red-and-gilt binding is slightly mottled but in good condition otherwise. The edition does indeed have the same narrative texts as my 1863 Croxall but different applications. I tried to check next whether the applications and morals here match those in Townsend's other work. A quick check reveals that there are no applications in Townsend's editions of 300 and 350 fables. One moral I have found is close to the one found in those editions: where the 350 edition has Don't make much ado about nothing, this edition has Do not make much ado about nothing. I hope someday to be able to place this edition in Townsend's development: did he work first on morals and applications to Croxall's fables and then move into translating fables for himself? Unfortunately, neither Hobbs nor Quinnam seems to mention Townsend.

Identifier

en_US 1742 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/77310

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Frederick Warne and Co.

en_US London

Subject

en_US PA3855.E5 C7 1866a

en_US Aesop

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole