The fables of Aesop by William Caxton (Jacobs)

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The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio (1889)
by Joseph Jacobs

Vol. I contains an historical analysis by Joseph Jacobs. Vol. II contains William Caxton's translation of the fables published in 1484.

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Contents (not listed in original)
  • Volume I
    • Esop
    • Preface
    • Pedigree of Caxton's Aesop
    • History of The Æsopic Fable
    • Appendix
    • Index of Fables
    • Synopsis of Parallels
    • Index
  • Volume II
    • The subtyl historyes and Fables of Esope whiche were translated out of Frensshe into Englysshe
    • Errata
    • Glossary

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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