Æsop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories with animals portraying human conditions. The transation by George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900) was first published by R. Worthington in New York in 1884. The illustrations come from Gustave DorĂ© (1832-1883), Harrison Weir (1824-1906), Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914), Ernest Griset (1844-1907) and others. More is available at Google Books and the Project Gutenberg, and much more at Aesopica.net.