Aesop's Fables; a new translation

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ÆSOP'S FABLES A NEW TRANSLATION BY V. S. VERNON JONES WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY G. K. CHESTERTON AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM 1912 EDITION INTRODUCTION _Æsop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it.

The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity.

In the earliest human history whatever is authentic is universal: and whatever is universal is anonymous.

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