The Big Book of Fables

A magnificent treasury of popular fables, this rare compilation offers a bounty of delightful images by artist and engraver Charles Robinson, a premier Golden Age illustrator. Black-and-white line art appears on nearly every page of this hardcover volume, in addition to 28 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of more than 140 fables, some expressed in simple, direct language and others rendered in charming verse. Includes such familiar tales as "The Fox and the Grapes," "A City Mouse and a Country Mouse," and "The Dog in a Manger," as well as lesser-known stories.

Artist and engraver Charles Robinson (1870–1937) worked in the Arts and Crafts tradition and specialized in children's literature. A pioneer of modern book design, he was among the first to integrate drawings with text. Dover publishes his interpretation of A Child's Garden of Verses.
Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865–1929) edited many classics for Everyman's Library during the publisher's early years, and he wrote and edited many children's books.

A Peacock and a Crane
The Lion and the Hunter
Two Travellers and a Bag of Money
A Countryman and a Snake
A Huntsman and a Currier
A Hen and Golden Eggs
The Hornets and the Bees
The Wolf Accusing the Fox before the Monkey
A Fly upon the Wheel
Love Stung by a Bee
A Countryman and a River
A Wolf and a Crane
The Two Pots
The Dairywoman and the Pot of Milk
The Lion in Love
A Young Man and a Swallow
The Two Bulls and the Frog
Fortune and the Beggar
A Wolf in a Sheepskin
The Council Held by the Rats
A Fox and a Leopard
Mercury and a Carpenter
A Dog and a Shadow
The Cock and the Pearl
Two Sides of a Story
The Boy and the Schoolmaster
A Fowler and a Partridge
A Maid and a Needle
The Bat and the Two Weasels
A Countryman and a Hawk
The Hare and the Tortoise
Two Cocks Fighting
A Frog and a Mouse
The Lion Going to War
A Dog and a Cock upon a Journey
A Peacock Complaining to Juno
A Mouse and a Kite
Two Frogs That Wanted Water
A Bear and Bees
The Man and His Image
Trees Straight and Crooked
The Raven and the Swan
A Lad Robbing an Orchard
The Dragon with Many Heads, and the Dragon with Many Tails
An Ass, a Lion, and a Cock
The Peach, Apple and Blackberry
The Raven
The Man and a Satyr
Industry and Sloth
An Eagle and Rabbits
A Wolf and a Lamb
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
The Fox and the Grapes
The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Young Mouse
The Bear and the Amateur Gardener
The Crows and a Mussel
Jupiter and a Herdsman
The Cat, the Weasel, and the Young Rabbit
A Man That Carried His Plough to Ease His Oxen
The Heron
The Cat and the Rat
The Stag, the Horse, and His Rider
The Fishes and the Frying-pan
The Frogs Choose a King
An Ape and a Dolphin
The Two Buckets
The Use of Knowledge
A Countryman and a Boar
The Monkey and the Cat
A Lion and a Bear
A Wolf Turned Shepherd
Two Travellers Find an Oyster
The Foolish Chicken
The Little Pine Tree
A Swallow and a Spider
A Swallow and Other Birds
A Stag Drinking
A Merchant and a Seaman
A Fox and a Goat
An Oak and a Willow
The Fox and the Turkeys
The Beasts and a Boot
An Ass and a Lion
A Snake and a File
A Bee That Went Over to the Drones
The Brier and the Gardener
The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
A Jackdaw and Borrowed Feathers
The Mountain and the Squirrel
The Two Statues
An Eagle Sets Up for a Beauty
The Thrush and the Jay
A Satyr and Fire
The Ant and the Cricket
A Boy and False Alarms
The Crab and Its Mother
The Ploughshare and the Sword
A Fox and a Cat
The Heifer, Goat, and Sheep in Company with the Lion
The Phoenix Chosen King
A Silly Fop
The Sheep Leagued against the Wolves
A Wolf, Kid, and Goat
Two Laden Asses
The Chameleon
A Mountain and a Mouse
A Dog and a Thief
The Pig and the Hen
An Eagle and Other Birds
The Eclipse
A Father and His Sons
The Ass Wearing the Lion's Skin
A Farmer and His Servant
The Ass, the Dog, and the Master
A Gardener and His Landlord
The Cat and the Mouse
The Husbandman and the Stork
A Fox and a Raven
The North Wind and the Sun
An Ant and a Pigeon
A Horse and an Ass
The Eagle, Cat, and Sow
The Mouse and the Bull
The Discontented Dog
A Fig Tree and a Thorn
A Lion and a Mouse
Boys and Frogs
A Skittish Horse
A Consultation about Securing a City
A Fox and a Stork
A Fox and a Sick Lion
The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons
Two Laden Asses
The Man and the Fox
The Fox That Lose His Tail
A Laden Ass and a Horse
The Fir Tree and the Bramble
A Frog and an Ox
An Old Lion
 A Woman and Her Hen
An Old Man and an Ass
A City Mouse and a Country Mouse
The Dog in a Manger
Mercury and a Sculptor
The Fly and the Ant
The Cheese
Against the Hard to Suit