The Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author

The Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author

The ubiquitous Aesop's Fables, attributed to the Greek slave and oral storyteller, Aesop, were highly recommended for children by British philosopher John Locke. This English edition by Samuel Croxall was advertised in Trinidad by Henry James Mills in 1836.

Aesop

Pictured text is held by the University of California and available in its entirety through Hathi Trust Digital Library

London : J. Stockdale, 1793.

Aesop's Fables began appearing in Greek manuscripts in the 4th century CE; Croxall's edition was published in 1793; Circulated in the Caribbean 1836

Courtney Weikle-Mills

Public domain

English

Fable storybook