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Show AN OLD FAVORITE. Aesop s Fables: an Adaptation of the Translation From th Greek by the Rev. George Townsend, With su Introduction Intro-duction by Elisabeth Luther Cory Ths Illustrations by J M Conds. Published by Moffat, Yard & Company, New York. The adaptations and, variants of the fa-bles fa-bles an- not always happy, but In the main the spirit of the keen and ery human hu-man old moralist Is well carried. The 1 rnorul Is not omitted; but it Is made short, pointed, end p;i The Illustrations ln color, are fitted to the modern stle of humor, and nr- effective, as well as original origi-nal and striking- It 1 a very good edition of the old favorite. The Introduction la an especially commendable piece of literary liter-ary work. |