Reynard the Fox and Other Fables

author: W. T. Larned
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2015/12/04
date added: 2015/12/04
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review:
'Reynard the Fox and Other Fables' is a collection of fables from a collection originally published in 1925. This book is a straight reprint, so the stories haven't been modernized. There are also many charming illustrations in this collection.

There are thirteen tales, and many are likely familiar. I was less familiar to Reynard the Fox, but he's a trickster who usually manages to get his way. You'll also find the tortoise and the hare, a dog who gets a "ducking" in a pond, Jocko the Monkey and Mouser the Cat, and others. The animals represent people, so they talk. They also have lessons that we can all still learn.

The stories are easy enough to read, but the style is a bit old-fashioned. I remember a lot of these stories from when I was a kid, but there were quite a few I either don't remember or never knew about. Not all of the outcomes are pleasant. Some are fatal, and the book doesn't shy around those. The stories were adapted by William Trowbridge Larned from early stories by Jean de La Fontaine. The illustrations by John Rae are wonderful on their own.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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