Aesop
Aesop ( or ; , ; formerly rendered as Æsop) is an almost certainly legendary Greek fabulist and storyteller, said to have lived c. 620–564 BCE, and 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 1730
Published 1730
printed for J. and J. Knapton, R. Williamson, T. Wotton, D. Brown, and T. Osborne
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by Aesop
Published 1786
Published 1786
printed for J.F. and C. Rivington, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Dilly, J. Johnson, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, R. Baldwin, J. Bew, W. Goldsmith, W. Ginger, A. Strahan, W. Lowndes, Scatchard and Whitaker, W. Bent, E. Newbery, and B. C. Collins
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by Aesop
Published 1798
Published 1798
printed for C. Dilly. G. G. and J. Robinson, W. J. and J. Richardson, J. Walker, W. Lowndes, J. Scatcherd, Lackington and Co. W. Bent, G. Wilkie, H. D. Symonds, C. Law, T. N. Longman, Vernor and Hood, and Lee and Hurst
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by Aesop
Published 1731
Published 1731
printed for J. Tonson at Shakespear's Head in the Strand, and J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court, near Lincolns-Inn Fields
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by Aesop
Published 1754
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
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
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by Aesop
Published 1704
Published 1704
printed for Tho. Leigh and Dan. Midwinter, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard
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by Aesop
Published 1797
Published 1797
printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; for Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York
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by Aesop
Published 1718
Published 1718
e Theatro sheldoniano, anno MDCCXVIII. Impensis Joannis Basket. Prostat apud Gul. Taylor bibliopolam londinensem, & Sam. Wilmot bibliopolam oxoniensem
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Published 1800
Published 1800
printed [by H. Mozley, Gainsborough] for Willm. Osborne & J & H Mozley, Gainsborough