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Esop's fables written in Chinese by the learned Mun Mooy Seen-Shang,. / and comp. in their present form (with a free and a literal translation) by his pupil Sloth.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aesop.
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fables, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 5 preliminary leaves, ii-xxi pages, 4 unnumbered pages, iv, 104 pages : plates ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Canton] : Printed at the Canton press office, 1840.
- Notes:
- Chinese title at head of t.-p.
- English translations, Chinese text and transliteration in parallel columns.
- "The following fables were selected indiscriminately from Esop--Phedrus--Ananius [i.e. Avianus]--Barlandus &c. &c. &c., but all published under the general name ... of Esop's fables. These were delivered orally at different times, in Mandarin Chinese, by the compiler [Robert Thom] to his native teacher; who being a good penman, found little difficulty in writing them off, in the simple easy style in which they are composed."--Preface, p. [2].
- OCLC:
- 4383152
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