This translation of Homer's Iliad by the poet and classicist Ennis Rees attempts to be both faithful to the original and accessible to the modern reader.

The Iliad of Homer (The Library of Liberal Arts)

Literature & Fiction

REES, Ennis

HOMER

Poetry

Oxford University Press

Rhymes relate the odd characteristics of creatures from American tall tales, such as the Gollywhopper with eggs weighing a ton and the Whiffle Bird that flies backward.

Gillygaloos and gollywhoppers: Tall tales about mythical monsters;

Abelard-Schuman

Rhymed versions of "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby," "Winnianimus Grass," and "Hello House," first collected by J.C. Harris

Brer Rabbit and His Tricks

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

Verse versions of fables reprinted from the author's Fables from Aesop.

Lions and Lobsters and Foxes and Frogs: Fables from Aesop

Young Scott Books

A new approach to the ancient fables of Aesop features charming rhymes and winsome images by a beloved illustrator. Artist Edward Gorey sets the scenes for poet Ennis Rees's modern interpretation of Aesop's verses, which recount how animals with all-too-human failings receive their just desserts. Memorable renderings of familiar and lesser-known vignettes include the fable of the industrious ant, who prepares for the hardships of the coming winter, and the feckless grasshopper, whose laziness proves fatal. A mighty lion is amused at the notion of a tiny mouse coming to his rescue, a naïve young crustacean admires the bright red shell of a boiled lobster, and a swarm of flies are undone by their attraction to a pool of spilled honey. These and other timeless tales provide humorous insights into the folly of greed and vanity and the rewards of virtuous behavior.

Children's Books

Animals

Dover Publications

Demco Media

Selected Poems.

History & Criticism

Univ of South Carolina Pr

Selected poems

South Carolina

Rhymed versions of "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby," "Winnianimus Grass," and "Hello House," first collected by J.C. Harris.

Brer Rabbit and his tricks

Hopscotch Books

A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends.

More of Brer Rabbit's tricks

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