Aesop's Fables

In a Nutshell: A compilation of 400 of Aesop's fables, with a scholarly introduction to the same by the author. Interesting to classic fable readers but gets repetitive if you read it at a go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the first books in my life was a tiny little paperback collection of Aes......more

The star rating is not a reflection on the translation in any way. I guess the difficulty with Aesop is that he is believed to have been an exceptionally ugly slave who seemed to think that we should simply accept our lot in life and not question our "betters". Some of the Fables are well known but o......more

My thanks to NetGalley and Basic Books for an ARC of this title. Although not originally penned for children, Aesop’s famed fables have been used since their earliest circulation as a source of moral education. They were included in the earliest primary and Sunday school readers as public education......more

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC An excellent new translation, Robin Waterfield's cherry-picked collection of 400 Aesop's Fables makes for an interesting reading experience. As someone who grew up reading the whimsical fairy tale versions of Aesop's Fables frequently retold in children's books, revis......more

In Robin Waterfield's new translation of Aesop's Fables, readers are presented with a comprehensive collection of 400 timeless narratives. Departing from the simplistic renditions often prevalent in children's literature, Waterfield's interpretation delves deeper, uncovering the enduring wisdom inhe......more