Aesop's Fables: [EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition] - Couverture souple

Townsend, George Fyler

 
9781427006646: Aesop's Fables: [EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition]
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1427006644 ISBN 13 : 9781427006646
Editeur : ReadHowYouWant.com, 2007

Synopsis

Aesop's Fables is regarded as the first book of juvenile literature. In these short tales the writer breathes life into the characters by endowing human qualities to animals. Written in a light-hearted tone, the writer ends each story on deep and profound moral. It is the most memorable collection of fables in world literature.

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Biographie de l'auteur

George Fyler Townsend(1814 - 1900) wasan English writer best known for translating thestandard English version of Aesop's Fables. He translated a volume of almost three hundred and fifty fables. Townsendintroduced the tradition of stating a concise and pithy moral at the end of each story that proved very influential. He also published a revised edition of The Arabian Nights in 1860.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Aesop's Fables is regarded as the first book of juvenile literature. In these short tales the writer breathes life into the characters by endowing human qualities to animals. Written in a light-hearted tone, the writer ends each story on deep and profound moral. It is the most memorable collection of fables in world literature.

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Éditeur
ReadHowYouWant.com
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1427006644
ISBN 13 
9781427006646
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
430
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Personne responsable
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