Aesop

Aesop ( or ; , ; c. 620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as ''Aesop's Fables''. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters.

Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called ''The Aesop Romance'' tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave () who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included ''Esop(e)'' and ''Isope''. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2,500 years have included many works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs. Provided by Wikipedia

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by Aesop
Published 1761
printed by John Baskerville, for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall

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by Aesop
Published 1775
Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, Hawes, Clarke and Collins, R. Horsfield, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, J.D. Cornish, T. Cadell, F. Newbery, T. Davies, T. Lowndes, W. Goldsmith, T. Becket, G. Robinson, J. Johnson, and B. Collins

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by Aesop
Published 1704
Printed for R. Sare, A. and J. Churchil, D. Brown, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, J. Nicholson, G. Sawbridge, B. Tooke, and G. Strahan

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by Aesop
Published 1738
Printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch, G. Strahan, R. Gosling, R. Ware, J. Osborn, S. Birt, B. Motte, C. Bathurst, D. Browne, and J. Hodges

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by Aesop
Published 1711
printed for D. Midwinter, at the Three Crowns in St. Paul's Church-Yard

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by Aesop
Published 1793
printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly

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by Aesop
Published 1764
printed by John Baskervlle [sic], for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall

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by Aesop
Published 1716
printed by M. Jenour, for Tho. Harbin at the Bible and Anchor in the New Exchange in the Strand

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by Aesop
Published 1714
printed for R. Sare, A. and J. Churchil, D. Brown, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, J. Nicholson, G. Sawbridge, B. Tooke, and G. Strahan

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by Aesop
Published 1708
printed for R. Sare, A. and J. Churchil, D. Brown, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, J. Nicholson, G. Sawbridge, B. Tooke, and G. Strahan

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by Aesop
Published 1715
printed for Tho. Tebb. at the Flower de Luce in Little Britain; and Tho. King, in Petty France, Booksellers

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by Aesop
Published 1765
printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall

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by Aesop
Published 1754
printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun, on Ludgate-Hill; C. Hitch, at the Red Lion, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, over-against St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge

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by Aesop
Published 1790
printed for T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly. J. Johnson, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, W. Ginger, T. Cadell, R. Baldwin, J. Bew, F. and C. Rivington, W. Goldsmith, W. Lowndes, Scatcherd and Whitaker, W. Bent, E. Newbery, and G. and T. Wilkie