With apologies to La Fontaine, Carryl turns the old fables into ingenious society verse: the ambitious fox and the unapproachable grapes, the persevering tortoise and the pretentious hare, a frugal ant who will not lend a stranded actor clothing. Each ends with a twisted moral, and Peter Newell supplied the original drawings in 1898.
Light verse of real virtuosity, a delight to read aloud for anyone who loves wordplay. Download the free EPUB.