The Fables - De La Fontaine

The Fables by Jean De La Fontaine. A Selection Rendered into the English Language by Elizur Wright. Illustrated by Gustav Dore. Dual French English text. From the blurb: 'The cautionary or edifying lesson has never appealed more to man than when cloaked in the bright and poetic imagery of the Fable. Animals are endowed with human qualities and serve thus to highlight our own shortcomings and folly'. hardcover. 224pp.