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Fables of the elite / by Dorothy Dix ; illustrated by James A. Swinnerton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951.
- Series:
- American fiction IV, 1901-1905 ; reel 89, number 869.
- American Fiction, 1774-1920.
- American Fiction, 1774-1920
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fables, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- R.F. Fenno & Company
- Contents:
- The bear who loved the tigress
- The goat who played the races
- How the owl became an oracle
- The female goose and the silly hens
- The colt who had a college education
- The bear who tried to be truthful
- The lion who was a prize
- The bearess whose indifference charmed
- The bearess who was too good
- The donkey who learned to kick
- The donkey who arbitrated society
- The hen who understood the game
- The bearess who wanted a career
- The goat who was a shining light
- The elephantess who tried to be cute
- The bear who was happy though married
- The lion who knew it all
- The bear who travelled on his nerve
- The donkey who admired his own perspicacity
- The bears who solved the divorce problem
- The bear who found nothing in economy
- The bearess who had money
- The bear whose name was Willie Wisdom
- The lion who tackled public office
- The bears who butted in on a strange game.
- Notes:
- "These sketches originally appeared in the columns of The New York Journal."--Title page verso.
- Reproduction of the original from Primary Source Media.
- OCLC:
- 948536830
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