Fables of Aesop

by Calder, Alexander

• ISBN13: 9780486217802
• ISBN10: 0486217809
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1967-06-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Rare 1931 Paris limited edition of Sir Roger l'Estrange translation, with 50 original drawings by Calder. 201 traditional fables in finest English rendition (17th century) beautifully complemented by Calder. "... a charming paperback facsimile ... wonderfully inventive drawings make a delightful, modern counterpoint..." Saturday Review.

Author Biography

A pioneering American sculptor and artist, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) is best known for his invention of the mobile. His playful sense of humor is evident throughout his works, which range from jewelry and toys to tiny, matchbox-sized wire sculptures and grand 70-foot steel sculptures that grace plazas throughout the world. 

Table of Contents

Ant and Fly
Ant formerly a Man
Ape and Dolphin
Ape and Fox
Ape and Fox
Apples and Horse-Turds
Ass and Frogs
Asse and Ungrateful Master
Asse and Whelp
Asse and Wolf
"Asse, Ape and Mole"
"Asse, Lyon, and Cock"
Asses to Jupiter
Astrologer and Traveller
Axe and Forrest
Bat and Weazle
"Bat, Birds, and Beasts"
"Bat, Bramble and Cormorant"
Bee-Master
Belly and Members
Boar and Horse
Boasting Mule
Boy and Cockles
Boy and False Alarums
Boy and his Mother
Boy and Snake
Bragging Traveller
Camel at First Sight
Camel praying for Horns
Cat and Cock
Cat and Mice
Cat and Venus
City Mouse and Country Mouse
Cock and Diamond
Cocks and Partridge
Collyer and Fuller
Countryman and Snake
Countryman and Snake
Crow and Dog
Crow and Muscle
Crow and Raven
Cunning Woman
Daw and Borrow'd Feathers
Daw and Pigeons
Daw with String at's Foot
Death and an Old Man
Doctor and Patient with sore eyes
Dog and Butcher
Dog and Cock on Journy
Dog and Shadow
Dog and Theif
Dog and Wolfe
Dog and Wolfe
Dog in a Manger
Dog invited to Supper
"Dog, Sheep, and Wolf"
Eagle and Arrow
Eagle and Daw
Eagle and Fox
Eagle and Man
"Estritche, Birds and Beasts"
Farmer and his Dogs
Father and Sons
Fawn and Stag
Fisherman and Pipe
Fisherman's Good Luck
Fisherman Disappointed
Fishing in Troubled Waters
Flea and Man
Flea and Hercules
Fortune-Teller
Fowler and Blackbird
Fowler and Partidge
Fowler and Pigeon
Fox and Bramble
Fox and Carv'd Head
Fox and Crab
Fox and Crocodile
Fox and Goat
Fox and Grapes
Fox and Hare to Jupiter
Fox and Huntsmen
Fox and Lyon
Fox and Raven
Fox and Sick Lyon
Fox and Stork
Fox and Weazle
Fox that lost his Tayle
Frog and Oxe
Frogs Chuse a King
Gall'd Ass and Raven
Gardiner and his Dog
Gnat and Lyon
Goat and Vine
Hare and Tortoise
Hares and Frogs
"Hares, Foxes and Eagles"
Hen and Swallow
Horse and Lion
Horse and Asse
Hound and Mastiffe
Husbandman and Stork
Hunted Bever
Imposter to the Oracle
Jupiter and Bee
Jupiter and Fraud
Jupiter and Herds-Man
Jupiter and Modesty
Jupiter and Serpent
Jupiter's Wedding
Kingfisher
"Kite, Hawk and Pigeons"
Laden Asse and Horse
Large Promises
Lark and her Young Ones
Lark in Net
League Betwixt Wolves and Sheep
Lyon and Asse
Lyon and Bear
Lion and Mouse
"Lyon, Ass, &c., a Hunting"
Lyon and Bull
"Lyon, Ass and Fox"
Lyon in Love
"Lyon, Fox and Wolfe"
Lyoness and Fox
Man and Two Wives
Man and Wooden God
Man bit by Dog
Mercury and Carpenter
Mercury and Statuary
Mercury and Tiresias
Mercury and Traveller
Miller burying his Gold
Mole and her Dam
Mountain in Labour
Musician
Nightingale and Bat
Old Dog and his Master
Old Lyon
Old Man and Lyon
Old Tree Transplanted
Old Weazle and Mice
"Peach, Apple and Blackberry"
Peacoct to Juno
Pigeon and Crow
Pigeon and Picture
Raven and Snake
Raven and Swan
Sheep and Crow
Shepherd turn'd Merchant
Shepherd and Sheep
Shepherd and Wolves Whelp
Sick Kite and her Mother
Smith and his Dog
Snake and Crab
Snake and File
Sow and Bitch
Sow and Dog
Stag Drinking
Stag and Horse
Stag and Lyon
Stag and Oxen
Stag with One Eye
Swallow and Crow
Swallow and Other Birds
Swan and Goose
Thieves that stole a Cock
Thrush and Birdlime
Thrush and Swallow
Thunny and Dolphin
Tree and Wedge
Travellers by the Sea-Side
Trumpeter taken Prisoner
Two Cocks Fighting
Two Enemies at Sea
Two Frogs that Wanted Water
Two Neighbour-Frogs
Two Travellers and Bag of Money
Two Young Men & a Cook
Unhappy Match
Washing of a Blackmore
Wasps in Honey-Pot
"Wasps, Partidges and Husbandman"
Wife and Drunken Husband
Wild Ass and Tame
Wolf and Crane
Wolf and Sow
"Wolf, Kid and Goat"
Wolfe and Fox
Wolfe and Kid
Wolfe and Lamb
Wolfe and Lyon
Wolfe and Sheep
"Wolfe, Lamb and Goat"
Woman and Fat Hen
Woman and her Two Daughters
Young Man and Swallow