"Aesop's Fables" was one of the first illustrated books ever published and in the subsequent five centuries literally hundreds of editions have appeared.The popular fables in this book have been selected from the many versions published in Great Britain, Europe and the United States during the past 150 years and feature interpretations by both well-known and less familiar artists.

Among them are notable names such as Thomas Bewick, John Tenniel, Walter Crane, Charles Robinson, Randolph Caldecott and Arthur Rackham.