Aesop's Fables: Mishle Izop: 312 Tales in Hebrew and English

Abstract

This is the first work in Hebrew to contain nearly all of Aesop's Fables. The Hebrew renderings are original: they have no connection with those of any other author. There is a good clean start to a book! It is meant to teach Hebrew speedily and easily, apparently to children. The 312 tales are arranged in order of length, from the shortest to the longest. The preface also notes that the first of four parts contains numerous notes, the second fewer, and the third none. The fourth part drops all Hebrew vowels except one. Of course, the book reads for normal English readers from back to front. The next element in the book is an AI of the fables by their numbers, not their pages. Then follow 420 pages packed with a Hebrew and then its English equivalent. The book exhibits several prices, all thankfully higher than what I had to pay! It was once sold at Foyles on Charing Cross Road and is inscribed in August of 1949.