Aesop's celebrated collection of fables has alwaysbeen popular with both adults and children. Thesesimple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles ofindividual fables · the fox and the grapes, the dog inthe manger, the wolf in sheep's clothing and manyothers . have entered the languages and idiorns ofmost European tongues.This edition is beautifully illustrated in black andwhite by the great Arthur Rackham, and has anintroduction by G.K. Chesterton.